Ten army personnel, were today trapped under a mass of snow after an avalanche hit a military post at Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir today. According to Defence PRO the avalanche hit a high altitude post situated at 19000 feet in Northern Glacier sector in Ladakh region in wee hours of this morning.

One JCO and 9 other ranks of Indian Army came under the avalanche, the PRO said. Army and IAF have launched rescue operation.