June 17, 2026 08:45 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Tragedy in the skies: Five IAF personnel killed in AN-32 crash in Assam | 'Ask probe officers whether I hid anything': Abhishek Banerjee hits back after pre-dawn police search | Police storm Abhishek Banerjee's house at 3 am tracking aide, Mamata arrives; seizure list says 'NIL' | Big boost for India's security: DRDO successfully tests advanced missile shield | Indian-origin man jailed for 34 years in UK over horrific kidnap, torture and rape case | Mamata's nightmare deepens! Saayoni Ghosh, Dev, Rachana Banerjee among 19 rebel MPs seeking TMC split | Trump claims US 'ended war with Iran', Tehran yet to confirm a deal | Heartbreak for Indian sports: Manu Bhaker's mentor Jaspal Rana passes away at 49 | Three Indian seafarers, missing after US strike on tanker near Oman, confirmed dead | 'Choose your side': TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee's ultimatum to Mamata in open revolt against Abhishek
Indian Army

Indian Army evacuates five people who were stuck in heavy snow in Sikkim

| @indiablooms | Feb 01, 2021, at 03:01 am

Guwahati: Indian Army evacuated five people who were stuck in heavy snow in Sikkim.

The troops of Indian Army carried out night evacuation of five persons including drivers and co passengers of three trucks, stuck in heavy snow in the remote area between Samdong and Lachen, North Sikkim on Jan 29 night.

North Sikkim has experienced a very heavy snowfall on Jan 29 afternoon onward.

These people were returning from Samdong to Siliguri, however got stuck on road in the evening and couldn't move from the place as more than two feet snow got accumulated, making driving extremely dangerous. 

All personnel were safely evacuated and taken to Army Post where they were provided medicine, food and warm clothings for night stay in the camp.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.