LEH: The devastating cloudburst has done a lot of damage to the military establishment in this remote region where 26 army personnel are still missing after the disaster on the night of August 5.
The Army on Monday said most of the missing personnel are feared to have been buried under 20 to 25 feet of slush while a few could even have been washed away into areas under Pakistan's control.
"The cloudburst has done a lot of damage to civilian as well as the military establishment," GOC of 14 Corps Lieutenant General S K Singh said.
Giving an overview of the extend of damage to the military establishment, he said small culverts and bridges used for going to many forward locations have been destroyed and it will take quite some time before these can be re-built.
Talking about the missing army personnel in Tyakshi border post in Turtuk sector, about 150 metres from the Line of Control, Singh said too much of water got into one of the streams due to the cloudburst.
The Army on Monday said most of the missing personnel are feared to have been buried under 20 to 25 feet of slush while a few could even have been washed away into areas under Pakistan's control.
"The cloudburst has done a lot of damage to civilian as well as the military establishment," GOC of 14 Corps Lieutenant General S K Singh said.
Giving an overview of the extend of damage to the military establishment, he said small culverts and bridges used for going to many forward locations have been destroyed and it will take quite some time before these can be re-built.
Talking about the missing army personnel in Tyakshi border post in Turtuk sector, about 150 metres from the Line of Control, Singh said too much of water got into one of the streams due to the cloudburst.
