Srinagar: National Conference leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah on Saturday expressed grief over the death of five Army soldiers in the flash floods in Ladakh.
Five army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, drowned when their T-72 tank sank due to flash flood in the Shyok river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul area of Ladakh during an exercise in the early hours of Saturday.
The party said, "JKNC President Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah have expressed deep grief over the tragic death of five Indian Army soldiers in an accident while crossing a river in Ladakh. Their deepest condolences to their families in this difficult time." Is." In a post on 'X'.
Officials said the soldiers were trying to take the tank across the river when the accident occurred.
"On the night of June 28, 2024, while leaving for a military training activity, an Army tank got stuck due to sudden rise in water level in Shyok river near Sasser Brangsa in eastern Ladakh," the Army's Leh-based fire brigade said. ''And the Fury Corps said.
"Rescue teams were dispatched to the location. However, due to high current and water level, the rescue operation was not successful and the tank crew lost their lives," it said.
Five army personnel, including a junior commissioned officer, drowned when their T-72 tank sank due to flash flood in the Shyok river near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Nyoma-Chushul area of Ladakh during an exercise in the early hours of Saturday.
The party said, "JKNC President Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah have expressed deep grief over the tragic death of five Indian Army soldiers in an accident while crossing a river in Ladakh. Their deepest condolences to their families in this difficult time." Is." In a post on 'X'.
Officials said the soldiers were trying to take the tank across the river when the accident occurred.
"On the night of June 28, 2024, while leaving for a military training activity, an Army tank got stuck due to sudden rise in water level in Shyok river near Sasser Brangsa in eastern Ladakh," the Army's Leh-based fire brigade said. ''And the Fury Corps said.
"Rescue teams were dispatched to the location. However, due to high current and water level, the rescue operation was not successful and the tank crew lost their lives," it said.
