Army Rescues 800+ Tourists Amid Snow in Sikkim

Kolkata: The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued more than 800 tourists who got stranded due to snowfall in East Sikkim. The 33 Corps of the Eastern Command said that due to snowfall and inclement weather, more than 800 tourists including elderly, women and children got stranded in the afternoon in high altitude areas of the north eastern state.

The 33 Corps swung into immediate action mobilising it's troops and rescued the stranded tourists. It added, “The rescue missions are still on and the tourists are being moved to safe areas and provided shelter, warm clothing, medical aid and hot meals. The soldiers vacated their barracks to enable accommodation of the stranded tourists.”