Indian Army rescued more than 800
tourists stranded in high altitude areas in eastern Sikkim on Wednesday, said officials.
The tourists, including elderly, women
and children, had gotten stranded in various areas of eastern Sikkim due to
snowfall and inclement weather, they said.
The rescue mission by the Trishakti
Corps of the Indian Army continued till late evening and all stranded tourists
were moved to safer areas and provided with shelter, warm clothing, medical aid
and hot meals, stated the officials.
Soldiers even vacated their barracks to
enable the accommodation of the stranded tourists, they added.
PTI
