Six killed, 12 injured as avalanche buries Kashmir army camp (Second Lead)
By IANSMonday, February 8, 2010
SRINAGAR - At least six soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and 12 injured Monday when a massive avalanche struck a high altitude warfare training camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
“A massive avalanche rolled down the Khilanmarg mountain, engulfing a high altitude warfare camp set up by the army there. Twelve injured soldiers have been shifted to a hospital. About 40-50 soldiers are still under the avalanche debris,” a defence official said.
Rescue operations were on, the official added. There were around 300 soldiers in the camp when the avalanche struck.
A police officer said six bodies have been recovered from beneath the avalanche debris.
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