Tuesday, November 5News and updates from Kashmir

Windstorm: 4 troopers drown after boat capsizes in Wullar Lake, Rescued

On Tuesday, four soldiers were rescued after their boat capsized due to a windstorm in Wullar Lake in the Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the incident took place after a strong windstorm hit the parts of North Kashmir this afternoon.

They said that soldiers were part of CASO when their boat capsized following which a massive rescue operation was launched by the army. The four drowned troopers have been rescued and were rushed to the hospital.

Earlier in Srinagar’s Dal Lake, tourists and locals were evacuated to safer locations as a precaution after strong winds were blowing in the area—(KNO)

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