Hot meals and prompt medical attention were provided to tourists and arrangements were made for safe transportation.
Gangtok:
The Indian Army on Wednesday rescued more than 500 tourists stranded at Nathula on the India-China border in Sikkim due to heavy snowfall, an official release said.
“Soldiers of the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army rescued more than 500 tourists stranded following sudden snowfall in East Sikkim,” the Army said in a statement.
#Watch , Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps soldiers rescue 500 stranded tourists pic.twitter.com/9DCGdnHA09
– ANI (@ANI) 21 February 2024
It said that Trishakti Corps personnel rushed to the rescue and provided assistance to the stranded tourists.
500 tourists stranded after sudden snowfall in East Sikkim were rescued by the soldiers of Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army.
Source: Indian Army pic.twitter.com/kyXOWG2nBr
– ANI (@ANI) 21 February 2024
They were provided hot food and prompt medical attention and arranged for safe transportation, the release said.
It said the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army is always ready to assist the civil administration and people while guarding the borders in Sikkim.
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