October 02, 2026 04:11 pm (IST)
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PM Modi mourns death of soldiers in Sianchen avalanche
Jammu, Feb 4 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tributes to the 10 Indian Army soldiers who died after being trapped under snow in the Siachen Glacier northern base camp of the Indian Army in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday.
Modi wrote on microblogging site Twitter: “Demise of soldiers in Siachen is very tragic. I salute the brave soldiers who gave their lives to the nation.”
Earlier in the day, the Indian Army said that the searches for the 10 soldiers who came under a massive avalanche in Siachen glacier on Wednesday are underway but ‘chances of finding any survivor are now very remote’.
“Operations by specialized teams of the Army and the Air Force have entered the second day today. Specialised equipment was flown in to Leh today morning to further boost the rescue efforts," the Indian Army statement said.
The glaciated area presents temperatures ranging from a minimum of minus 42 degrees in the night to maximum of minus 25 degrees during the day.
"Rescue teams are braving adverse weather and effects of rarified atmosphere to locate and rescue survivors,” said a spokesperson.
“However, it is with deepest of regrets that we have to state that chances of finding any survivors are now very remote,” he said.
Last month, four Indian soldiers on foot patrol were killed by an avalanche in the same region.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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