Avalanche Buries 130 Pakistani Soldiers on Himalayan Glacier Bordering India
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Official: Avalanche buries 130 Pakistani soldiers on Himalayan glacier bordering India
By Associated Press, Updated: Friday, April 6, 11:18 PM
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ISLAMABAD — An avalanche smashed into a Pakistani army base on a Himalayan glacier close to India on Saturday, burying around 130 soldiers, a security official said.
Rescue efforts are under way on the remote and frigid Siachen Glacier, where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops are based, the security official said. He spoke anonymously because the military had yet to release a formal statement.
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He said the snow hit a battalion headquarters in the glacier’s Gayari sector at 5:45 a.m.
Siachen is on the northern tip of the divided Kashmir region claimed by both India and Pakistan.
The two neighboring countries have deployed troops at elevations of up to 6,700 meters (22,000 feet) there. There have been intermittent skirmishes since 1984, and the region is known as the world’s highest battlefield.
More soldiers have died from the harsh weather there than combat.
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Avalanche traps over 100 Pakistani soldiers: army
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ISLAMABAD | Sat Apr 7, 2012 2:04am EDT
(Reuters) - An avalanche buried over 100 Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India on Saturday, the army spokesman said.
Several Pakistani television channels reported earlier that about 150 soldiers were trapped.
"At six o'clock this morning this avalanche hit a (military) headquarters. Over 100 soldiers and personnel are trapped," said the spokesman, Major-General Athar Abbas, adding that rescue teams were headed to the scene.
He said the army would comment later on whether there were any casualties.
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(Reporting by Mahawish Rezvi and Rebecca Conway; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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