RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Pakistan - Landslide

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-02-08, 13:57:33 [UTC] Ref.no.: LS-20100208-24846-PAK Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-02-08 at 17:23:18 [UTC] Event: Landslide Location: Pakistan Province of North-West Frontier Shangla area Number of Deads: 15 person(s) Number of Injured: 17 person(s) Number of Missing: 80 person(s) Situation: An avalanche struck an army training camp in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 15 troopers and injuring 17 others, and Indian army spokesman said. Rescue crews were working in heavy snowfall to reach two other Indian soldiers who remained missing, an army spokesman said. The soldiers were among 350 training to survive high altitudes in the ski resort of Gulmarg, about 10,000 feet above sea level and 27 miles (45 km) northwest of Srinagar. The massive avalanche followed three days of heavy snowfall. The Indian army trains soldiers every winter at the high-altitude school. Blizzards and avalanches are common in the area. Gulmarg sits close to the Line of Control, which separates the Himalayan region -- one part controlled by India and the other by Pakistan. Kashmir has been the source of bitter dispute and two wars between the two neighbors. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu