Himachal avalanche: One soldier dead, 5 still missing; rescue operations

Himachal Avalanche: One soldier dead, 5 still missing; rescue operations on The government said two separate parties of the Army and the ITBP were patrolling at Namgia Dogri when the avalanche hit

Current Affairs: Rescuers on Thursday resumed a search operation despite inclement weather near the Tibet border with Himachal Pradesh where a snow avalanche killed a soldier while five more have gone missing.

As the efforts entered the second day, the authorities suspected that the soldiers might be trapped in the snow pile spread over a 200 square metre area.

"This morning the search operation began despite intermittent snowfall," a government official told IANS. He said Wednesday night there were reports of another glacier receding in Pooh. But there has been no loss to life.

The avalanche on Wednesday triggered when the glacier near Namgia Dogri bordering Tibet slid, burying six soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles while 16 of them were on a routine patrol.

Five Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) troopers were also injured in the disaster.

The government said two separate parties of the Army and the ITBP were patrolling at Namgia Dogri when the avalanche hit.

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