Kashmir, India – On Friday, February 2, 2018 an avalanche struck an army outpost at Sona Pandi Gali in Machil near the Line Of Control in the Kupwara district in Jammu & Kashmir in India.
Four soldiers were missing after the avalanche hit the Army outpost. A rescue was initiated immediately. Three of the soldiers were killed and one was injured.
The victims were identified as Havaldar Kamlesh Singh, 39, Naik Balveer, 33 and Sepoy Rajinder, 25.
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See Also: Global Avalanche Accidents 2017/2018
Read more about the avalanche on the LOC in Kashmirfrom the following sources:
- IndiaToday.in
- DayAfterIndia.com
- Indileak.com
- TribuneIndia.com
- OneIndia.com
- SiaSat.com
- FirstPost.com
- TheStatesman.com
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