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Avalanche buries 100 Pakistani soldiers on glacier

An avalanche smashed into a Pakistani army base on a Himalayan glacier along the Indian border on Saturday, burying around 100 soldiers, the military said....

 

Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump

Alaska Town Covered in Snow

Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived in Cordova to help the Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches....

 

At least 3 snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche

An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people ...

 

Oil exec killed in Alaska avalanche

Oil exec killed in Alaska avalanche

The president of ConocoPhillips Alaska was killed in an avalanche and another person in his snowmobiling party is missing, according to Alaska State Troopers.

 

Officials: Death toll of Afghan avalanches reaches 157

Officials: Death toll of Afghan avalanches reaches 157

The death toll from massive avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul soared to 157, as hundreds more remained trapped ...

 

Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500

Afghan avalanches kill at least 28, strand 1,500

Avalanches roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital killing at least 28 people and stranding another 1,500 in their vehicles on snow-blocked roads, officials said Tuesday....

 

17 Indian Soldiers Dead After Kashmir Avalanche

A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 17 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others.

 

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