Avalanche buries 150 Pakistani soldiers near Siachen glacier - NewsX

According to reports approx 150 Pakistan Army soldiers were hit by an avalanche at a camp in the Siachen sector early this morning, according to media reports. Some 150 soldiers, including a colonel, were believed to have been buried under the snow, the reports said. A rescue operation had been launched in the desolate region following the avalanche. The avalanche hit a battalion headquarters at Gyari in the Siachen sector at 6 am, TV news channels reports.

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Avalanche in Washington Kills 3 Skiers

UPDATE: http://abcn.ws/ymNFuN | An avalanche near Stevens Pass ski area in Washington state swept four skiers 1,500 feet down a mountain.

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