Avalanche
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Four jawans, two porters killed as avalanche hits Siachen Glacier
India | Nov 19, 2019, 07:54 AM ISTThe avalanche had hit the Northern Glacier at around 3.30 pm where the altitude is around 18,000 feet and above.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Avalanche hits Bandipora; 5 rescued by joint team of police, Army
India | Feb 23, 2019, 12:01 PM ISTFive persons were trapped under the snow, prompting authorities to launch a search and rescue operation.
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Himachal: One ITBP jawans killed, 5 missing in Kinnaur avalanche, rescue operation underway
News | Feb 21, 2019, 08:17 AM ISTHimachal: One ITBP jawans killed, 5 missing in Kinnaur avalanche, rescue operation underway
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Avalanche hits Army in Himachal: 1 jawan killed, 5 others missing; rescue ops to resume at day-break
India | Feb 20, 2019, 11:52 PM ISTAccording to a PTI report, the avalanche hit the security forces near Shipkala on Kinnaur-Tibet border in HP's Kinnaur district.
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Jammu and Kashmir: 7 killed, 5 missing after season's heaviest snowfall
India | Feb 08, 2019, 06:04 PM ISTAccording to IANS, two people were rescued alive on Friday from a police post that was buried under an avalanche in Jawahar Tunnel area of Jammu-Srinagar highway.
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J-K: 10 missing after avalanche hits Jammu-Srinagar highway, rescue operations underway
India | Feb 08, 2019, 10:57 AM ISTThe Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Friday due to heavy snowfall and landslides
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Jammu and Kashmir: 10 policemen trapped after avalanche strikes their post near Jawahar Tunnel
India | Feb 08, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTThe avalanche hit the north portal of Jawahar Tunnel on the Qazigund side.
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Heavy snowfall, avalanche likely in parts of Himachal; residents, tourist advised to avoid high hills
India | Feb 05, 2019, 07:37 PM ISTMost of the prominent tourist towns like Shimla, Narkanda, Kufri, Manali and Dalhousie, located in mid-hills, may also witness snowfall.
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Three people missing after coming under avalanche in Anantnag
India | Feb 01, 2019, 08:03 PM ISTInitially, four people aboard a snow clearance machine were trapped under the avalanche that struck on the Pahalgam-Aru road, the officials said.
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J-K: 5 dead, 5 missing after avalanche hits Ladakh
India | Jan 18, 2019, 07:17 PM ISTAll 10 people travelling in the truck went missing after the avalanche hit their vehicle. Three bodies have been recovered so far while seven are still missing.
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Jammu and Kashmir: One Army jawan killed, another injured in avalanche near LoC
India | Jan 03, 2019, 02:23 PM ISTPolice sources said the avalanche hit an Army post around 4 a.m. along the Line of Control (LoC).
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Nine climbers, including five South Korean nationals killed as avalanche hits Mount Gurja in Nepal
World | Oct 13, 2018, 12:12 PM ISTThe deadly snowstorm buried the climbers at the base camp at an altitude of 3,500 metres near the south face of Mount Dhaulagiri in western Nepal on Friday evening.
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Jammu and Kashmir: One dead, another injured in avalanche in Bandipora; 3 more bodies recovered
India | Mar 01, 2018, 01:28 PM IST"Bodies of three persons who went missing on February 24 after they were hit by an avalanche at Guchibal Behak in Kupwara district were recovered today by the joint rescue team of police, SDRF and army," a police spokesman said.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Russian skier killed by avalanche in Gulmarg
India | Feb 16, 2018, 04:06 PM ISTFour others were rescued alive from the resort and taken to a local hospital for treatment, a police spokesman said.
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Avalanche warning issued for districts in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand
India | Feb 14, 2018, 06:43 PM ISTAn advisory by the agency said high-danger avalanche warning exists for avalanche-prone areas in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, while medium-danger avalanche warning exists for Kupwara and Bandipora districts in the state.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Three soldiers killed after avalanche hits Army camp in Kupwara
India | Feb 03, 2018, 08:52 AM ISTRescue operations were launched immediately, and all four extricated and taken to the next nearest post on foot, but three of them - Havaldar Kamlesh Singh, 39, Naik Balveer, 33 and Sepoy Rajinder, 25 - succumbed to their injuries.
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Nine killed, two rescued in Kashmir avalanche
India | Jan 06, 2018, 06:13 PM ISTSadhna Pass, which mostly remains closed for six months in winters, connects Kupwara with border town of Karnah
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2 dead, 5 missing after passenger vehicle hit by avalanche in Kashmir's Kupwara
India | Jan 05, 2018, 11:42 PM ISTAuthorities involved in rescue and relief operation confirmed that they have recovered two bodies so far, including one of a 10-year-old boy.
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Five Army jawans missing as avalanches hit Army posts on LoC
India | Dec 12, 2017, 03:00 PM ISTAs per reports, two soldiers went missing in Kupwara district's Nowgam sector on Monday evening and three others disappeared on Tuesday morning in Bandipora district's Gurez sector.