Sikkim avalanche: 7 dead, several trapped under snow,rescue ops on
First Published: 4th April, 2023 21:45 IST
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π ππ¦π¦ππ©π ππ©ππππ‘πππ πππ§π¦ π§π’π¨π₯ππ¦π§π¦ ππ‘ π¦πππππ ; π³ ππππ, π¦ππ©ππ₯ππ π§π₯ππ£π£ππ π¨π‘πππ₯ π¦π‘π’πͺ ππ©ππ‘ πππ§ππ₯ π± ππ’π¨π₯π¦ π₯ππ¦ππ¨π π’π£π¦ ππππ‘π ππ’π‘ππ¨ππ§ππ ππ¬ ππ‘ππππ‘ ππ₯π π¬, π¦π§ππ§π πππ¦ππ¦π§ππ₯ π ππ‘ππππ ππ‘π§ π§πππ ππ‘π π£π’ππππ The massive avalanche hit the Gangtok-Natu La road near MS 15 at around 11.30 AM this morning. Around 5-6 vehicles with 20-30 tourists which were on way to Natu La were trapped under the snow. Troops of Trishakti Corps, Indian Army swung into action and launched an all-out rescue mission. By 3 PM, 14 persons were rescued and taken to nearby Army medical facility. However, seven persons succumbed, Army sources told Northeast Live. The other seven persons were administered first aid and returned to Gangtok. Meanwhile, the road has been opened for traffic. Search and rescue mission for the rest of the trapped persons are underway by a joint rescue team of the Army, State Disaster Management Team and Police. Locals, however, put the number of people who could be trapped at over 70-80.
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