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438 people were airlifted by the Air Force…
Jammu and Kashmir: On Thursday, February 9, 438 stranded passengers were airlifted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, an official said.
The stranded passengers were mostly airlifted from Jammu to Kargil and Srinagar to Leh as the 434-km Srinagar-Leh national highway is closed, he said.
According to a defence spokesman, multiple land and snow slides occurred Friday night along a 10 km stretch at Khardung La pass.
The Khardung La pass is one of the highest motorable passes in the world which is at a height of 17,800 feet in the cold desert area of Ladakh.
The official said 260 passengers were airlifted from Srinagar to Leh in IL-76 Aircraft of the IAF.
Similarly, 165 passengers were airlifted from Jammu to Kargil in four sorties of AN-32, while 13 passengers were flown from Kargil to Jammu, the official said.
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