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5 soldiers killed, 4 missing as avalanche hits Army camp in Kashmir

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Wednesday, 25 January 2017 (13:53 IST)
Srinagar: Five soldiers were killed and four feared missing after a snow avalanche hit an Army camp in Sonmarg area in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal, official sources said. They said a huge snow avalanche hit an Army camp at Sonmarg on Srinagar-Leh national highway early this morning following heavy snowfall during the past 24 hours. Sources said nine soldiers were buried alive under the snow.
 

However, the rescue operation was immediately launched and bodies of five soldiers have been recovered so far, they added. Rescue operation was still on when the reports last came in, source said. (UNI)
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