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Dozens killed by avalanches in Pakistani and Indian Kashmir

15 January 2020
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2020-01-15 12:27

At least 59 people were killed and many more were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.

In neighboring India, at least 10 people were killed after several avalanches hit the northern-part of Indian-administered Kashmir. Two Pakistani officials said many villagers were still stranded by the avalanches following heavy rain that also triggered landslides. Rescue teams said they had managed to extract more than 50 people in the Valley from the snow and airlifted them out of the area for treatment. Authorities also scrambled to provide relief to people living in the area with another spell of heavy snow expected on Friday.

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