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IAF carries earth moving equipments to Leh for relief and rescue operations | To speed up relief and rescue operations and clear debris and restore communication link to the ravaged town Leh, the Indian Air Force (IAF) commenced lifting bulldozers and excavators from Jammu Air Force Base on Sunday. The Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and
paramilitary personnel have been deployed to carry out the rescue operations and
provide relief to the people in Ladakh following the devastation caused by a sudden
cloudburst that resulted in flash floods on Friday. Group Captain Ghar Singh,
Station Commander of the Jammu Air Base said, "This is the second sortie which
is gone today from Jammu. First sortie went early in the morning at 6 o' clock
in which one Dozer along with its associated equipment was sent. That was delivered
at Leh at 9 o' clock and this is the second sortie, in this two JCB's are being
sent to Leh." As of now at least 160 people have been declared dead and 600 people
are still missing, feared trapped in mud and debris. And to clear the debris excavators
are being despatched. "Earth moving equipment is required to clear the debris
and also to help in finding the casualties. This the most important equipment,
required at the place (Leh) in addition to other relief materials in terms of
ration, medical support etc," said the Station Commander "It (rescue operation)
is taking place from four to five bases of Western Command . Wherever we have
this equipment (earth movers) are available, especially the earth moving equipment,
IAF is lifting all that equipment from all those places and taking it to Leh,"
said Group Captian Ghar Singh. Leh has been hit by unusually bad weather in the
past few days, stranding many tourists who normaly visit the region for adventure
sports such as white water rafting. The cloudburst is a localised weather phenomenon
representing highly concentrated rainfall over a small area lasting for a few
hours. This usually leads to flash floods, landslides, house collapse, dislocation
of traffic and human casualties on a large scale. |
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