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Avalanche claims several
soldiers in Kargil sector
Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar |
March 08, 2003 01:14 IST
As many as 23 jawans have lost their lives in avalanches in the Kargil region in Jammu and Kashmir, which is witnessing one of the heaviest snowfalls since the 1999 Kargil incursions.
Police sources in Srinagar said 14 soldiers of the J&K Light Infantry were swept away by an avalanche in Mushkov in the Drass sector on March 4.
So far, five bodies have been recovered while a search is on to trace the rest.
In another incident the same day, a bunker of the Garhwal Rifles in the Hunderman sector was buried under snow resulting in the death of four soldiers.
In another instance, five soldiers were swept away by an avalanche in the Khurbu sector, the sources said.
PTI adds:
Defence Minister George Fernandes on Friday flew to the frontier region of Ladakh to join a large number of jawans and officers to bid a tearful adieu to some of those killed in an avalanche on March one.
An army spokesman told reporters in Srinagar that the coffins of some of the jawans have been flown to Chandigarh from where they would be taken to their respective homes for the last rites.
Fernandes told reporters in Leh that despite the disaster, the morale of the jawans was high.
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Sub: Very Sad Demise of Bravehearts
Its really agonising to hear about the demise of jawans who hav been working relentlessly unmindful of the harsh weather conditions.It remainds us once again ...
Posted by MadhuSmitha
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Sub: Lives lost for no cause?
It's 'armchair' easy to hail the bravery of these soldiers who lost their lives in inclement weather conditions. However, do we really think they died ...
Posted by tahniyat
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Sub: Salute to the fallen Soldiers
My sincere homage to the our real Heroes, who has fallen while defending us and our homeland from the enemy. They lives in our memory.
Posted by Sudipta Chatterjee
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Sub: Sad!!!
My heartfelt condolonces with all the families and the regiment to whom the brave martyrs belonged to.
Posted by Subhash Karthikeyan
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