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Avalanche kills 4 Indian troopers in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Xinhua, January 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

Four Indian military troopers were killed in a snow avalanche in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said on Monday.

The avalanche hit the patrol team on Sunday night in Ladakh province of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"Four army personnel were killed when an avalanche hit them in Ladakh yesterday," defence spokesman Colonel S.D. Goswami said. "The men were part of a routine patrol in the area when they came under the avalanche."

According to officials, bodies were retrieved from the avalanche site.

Kashmir has a rugged terrain. Landslides and avalanches are often triggered from its mountains during frequent rains and heavy snows. Endit