The Indian Army has ramped up its rescue operations in Kerala's Wayanad following devastating landslides, successfully evacuating more than 1,000 people from affected areas to safety. As of Wednesday morning, the bodies of around 70 victims have been recovered.
The rescued trekker has been identified as Debasmita Rana (30 yrs) from West Bengal who was part of a team that was attempting the Great Seven Lake Trek in the Ganderbal District.
The Indian Army on Thursday rescued 81 personnnel including 74 students from Udaipur who were stranded in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir due to landslide, stone shooting and heavy snowfall, Officials said.
Indian Army rescued seven Russian nationals including a local guide while one died after a massive avalanche hit Kongadari slopes of Gulmarg on Thursday,as per officials.
"Troops of Trishakti Corps braving sub-zero temperatures rushed to rescue and assisted the stranded tourists. Prompt Medicare, hot refreshments, meals and safe transportation were rendered in a timely to assist the tourists reach safety," said the army.
Troops from the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army rescued more than 800 tourists stranded due to snowfall and inclement weather in East Sikkim, the army stated through an official release on Wednesday.
The Indian Army extricated two individuals trapped inside the vehicles after a passenger van met with an accident with load-carrying vehicles along National Highway 15 in Assam.
In a daring mission conducted in North Sikkim, troops of Indian Army's Trishakti Corps rescued 245 persons stranded in the village of Rabom due to flash floods in Sikkim, the officials said on Sunday.
The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued a group of trekkers at 10,000 ft near Nandkol Lake on the Great Lakes Trek in Ganderbal District and provided medical aid.
The girl was identified as Manisha, a resident of Churunda village, while working near Gen Area Seb Neck accidentally hit herself on the left foot leading to profuse bleeding and likelihood of getting infected, the Army said.
Responding promptly to a requisition by the civil administration, troops of the Indian Army rescued 72 villagers, including 24 children from Mechpara village near Hashimara in Jalpaiguri, who were stuck due to floods, according to the press release of the Indian Army.