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Five soldiers lost their lives after a tank was swept away by strong water currents in the Shyok river during military training in, Depsang plains - Ladakh.
Rescue teams rushed to the location.
However, due to high current and water levels, the rescue mission did not succeed and the tank crew lost their lives
The Shyok River is a tributary of the Indus River that flows through northern Ladakh and enters Gilgit–Baltistan, in Pakistan, spanning some 550 km.
The Shyok River originates at the Rimo Glacier.
Its alignment is very unusual, originating from the Rimo glacier, it flows in a southeasterly direction and, joining the Pangong range, it takes a northwestern turn, flowing parallel to its previous path.
The name Shyok (or Shayog) is derived from Tibetan (shag) 'gravel' + (gyog) 'to spread' and therefore means 'gravel spreader', referring to the large quantities of gravel that the river deposits when it floods
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