Five soldiers still missing in avalanche

Shimla: 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. He said last night there were reports of another glacier receding in Pooh. But there has been no loss to life. (IANS)

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