10 soldiers missing in Siachen Glacier avalanche
On Wednesday, rescuers began searching for 10 Indian Army soldiers feared buried after they were hit by an avalanche in the northern Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas, an army spokesperson said. Four soldiers lost their lives to an avalanche in January. Around 8,000 troops have lost their lives in Siachen since 1984, almost all due to frostbite, avalanches, landslides, etc. 