AMMU: An operation was on to rescue an Indian Army soldier on Saturday after an avalanche triggered by a mild earthquake hit a post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil sector. He was on surveillance duty when the avalanche struck. Another trapped soldier was rescued by a team of the Indian Army. An avalanche warning was earlier issued for higher areas of J&K, advising people not to venture out over the next 48 hours.
‘Medium danger’ avalanche warning exists for avalanche prone areas above 3,000 metres altitude in Baramula, Kupwara, Bandipur, Kargil, Rajouri, Gandarbal, Doda, Poonch, Riyasi, Ramban districts of J&K, the advisory said.
