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Nine Army troopers were killed in two avalanche tragedies in north Kashmir’s Bandipora and Ganderbal districts.
“A massive avalanche struck the brigade headquarters of the Army in Dawar village of Gurez subdivision of Bandipora district during the night,” Lt. Col. J.S. Brar, spokesperson of the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps told IANS.
“So far, six bodies have been recovered from the avalanche debris. The toll is feared to rise as more troopers are believed to be under the avalanche,” he said.
“In another similar incident, three troopers of the Army were killed in Sonamarg (Ganderbal) when another avalanche hit an Army camp there,” he said.
A third avalanche has destroyed over a dozen hutments in Ramwari area of Ganerbal district during the night but no loss of life occurred in the incident.
