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J&K Avalanche: 17 Army Personnel die, many Missing PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 00:20

Srinagar: At least 17 Army personnel, including an officer, were killed, when a snow avalanche struck Khilanmarg, 70 km from Srinagar. 15 other jawans are seriously injured and are being treated. Efforts are on to rescue the survivors.

 

A group of 350 armymen were setting up a winter warfare camp at Khilanmarg near Gulmarg, when the snow avalanche struck the region. 70 of them were rescued, while some others are still trapped there.

 

Many armymen are still missing. The officer, who was killed, was identified as Lt. Prateek. The army personnel were from the Army's prestigious High Altitude Warfare School.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 February 2010 13:05
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