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Five Indian troops among 10 killed in IHK avalanche

By our correspondents
January 26, 2017

SRINAGAR: At least five Indian soldiers were killed while four others went missing after a avalanche hit an army camp in the Sonamarg area of Ganderbal district. Five bodies were recovered till last information, said an Indian official adding that a rescue operation is continuing to look for any survivor. Meanwhile, four members of a family were buried alive after an avalanche hit a residential house in the Gurez area of Bandipora district. On the other hand, a 27-year old civilian identified as Mudasir Ahmad Ganai died of cardiac arrest while he was spending night in his vehicle outside the District Hospital Budgam, officials said.