According to a report by the World Wide Web on November 18, India suddenly received bad news. A large-scale avalanche occurred in Kashmir. Indian border patrol soldiers paid the price of their lives. According to the Indian media, after the rumbling of the border, the soldiers at the border post of the Indian Army began to flee. However, due to the fierce avalanche and the rapid speed, they were swept away by the snow and finally buried deeply. According to New Delhi’s announcement of the number of casualties in this incident, as of now, one soldier has died and two others have been seriously injured. The injured are currently being rescued in the hospital.
reported that the accident occurred on the evening of November 17 at an army forward post in the Kupwala area of Kashmir. According to the detailed situation, the avalanche hit the Indian Army post near the line of control at around 8pm on the 17th, and three soldiers were swept away by sudden snow.
A corporal of the Indian Army died and two others were injured. The wounded Indian army corporal was rushed to the nearest Kupwala Regional Hospital in Jammu and Kashmir for treatment.
After a joint rescue operation with the Jammu and Kashmir police and local residents, the Indian Army recovered the dead corporal . The sergeant who died in the avalanche at was identified as 25-year-old Nikhil Sharma from Udhampur. More details about the incident are under investigation by .
A few days ago, massive snowfall occurred in the upper reaches of Kashmir. As the weather continues to deteriorate, the government has issued an avalanche warning in the Kashmir Valley. But New Delhi remained unmoved and insisted on sending troops to the area.
Early on November 16, Indian authorities issued avalanche warnings in four areas of Kashmir, namely Kupwala, Bandipora, Baramula and Gandrbar. The reason for 's warning is that several high-altitude areas of Kashmir have received moderate to heavy snow increases. The snowfall began on November 14 and continued until the morning of November 16.
According to local media reports, the four cold valley regions of Kashmir have issued warnings: the upper reaches of Kupwala and Bandipola counties have issued intermediate warnings, while the upper reaches of Gandbar and Baramula counties have issued warnings. A low-level hazard warning was issued.
On the other hand, after a large-scale snowfall, the temperature in the Indian capital New Delhi, Harayana and Punjab has also dropped, and the high-altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are covered by thick snow. cover. This severely increases the probability of avalanches and other dangerous events.
According to officials, this is the first heavy snowfall this season in Gulmarg, a famous ski resort in Baramura and Sonamarg, a tourist resort in Ganderbale. Officials said that Gulmage had fallen 19 centimeters of snow in the past 24 hours, while Pahargan in the Annan Tnag district of southern Kashmir had also fallen snow.
They said that the Gurez in Bandipora region in northern Kashmir, the Zojila Pass on the Srinagar-Leh road and Dras in Ladakh are also facing massive snowfall. Due to snowfall, the authorities closed the Srinagar-Leh road linking Jammu and Kashmir with the so-called Ladakh on November 14. Z1z
officials added that most areas of the Kashmir valley and plains had received snow notifications, which caused a sharp drop in temperature. If New Delhi does not understand and refuses to withdraw troops, the heating of large-scale Indian troops in the border area will also be a problem. The avalanche has caused casualties in the Indian army, which reminds New Delhi.
edit / Wang Zhandao
