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Eight soldiers of the Indian Army were trapped in the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh area after being hit by avalanche on Monday.

The incident took place at around 3 pm. The Army has launched a massive search and rescue operation to locate and bring back the trapped soldiers.

“The soldiers were part of a patrol. They have been trapped at a height of between 18,000 and 19,000 feet above sea level after they were hit by a snow avalanche. Operations have been launched and are underway to search and rescue them,” a senior Army official said.

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