Monday, April 9, 2012

120 Pakistani Soldiers Feared Lost After Avalanche Buries Base



Bad Weather Hampering Attempts To Rescue 135 Pakistani Avalanche Victims -- The Telegraph

Bad weather is hampering efforts to find 135 people two days after they were buried in an avalanche at a remote Pakistani army base, as international teams arrived in the country to help rescue attempts.

A high-altitude search and rescue specialist team arrived from the US on Sunday but was stranded in the capital Islamabad on Monday as bad weather closed in on the Siachen glacier, a frozen corner of Kashmir where Pakistani and Indian troops face off against each other.

There now seems little chance that any of the soldiers and 11 civilians will be found alive. They were buried beneath tons of rock, snow and ice at their mountain headquarters, some 16,000ft above sea level, on Saturday morning.

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More News On the Avalanche In Pakistan Killing 120+ Pakistani Soldiers

Pakistani rescuers search for up to 135 people trapped in avalanche -- CNN
135 People Feared Dead in Pakistani Avalanche -- Voice of America
Avalanche buries 124 Pakistani soldiers and 11 civilians -- Reuters
US Team Helping Pakistan with Avalanche Recovery Efforts -- Voice of America
As hopes fade for avalanche survivors, questions over Pakistani deployment to frozen heights -- Washington Post/AP
Avalanche sheds light on 'futile, useless' war between Pakistan, India -- FOX News/AP

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