5 Army personnel dead in Ladakh flash floods during tank exercise

newsdesk:

Five soldiers of the Indian Army died after they were swept away in flash floods while their tank was crossing a river in the Daulat Beg Oldie area of eastern Ladakh. The area is near the Line of Actual Control with China.

The incident happened when four jawans and one junior commissioned officer (JCO) were crossing a river in the Nyoma-Chushul area in a T-72 tank as part of a drill.