Officer, 16 jawans killed in Kashmir avalanche (Fourth Lead)
By IANSMonday, February 8, 2010
SRINAGAR - At least 16 Indian Army soldiers and an officer were killed and 12 personnel injured Monday when a massive avalanche struck a high altitude warfare training camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
The officer killed is a lieutenant, said a defence official and added that rescue operations are going on in the north Kashmir district.
“A massive avalanche rolled down the Khilanmarg mountain, engulfing a high altitude warfare camp set up by the army,” the official said.
The injured soldiers have been shifted to a hospital.
There were around 300 soldiers at the camp when the avalanche struck.
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