India Avalanche Kills 11 Soldiers

Kashmiri villagers search for belongings on the site where their homes were buried in snow after an avalanche in Ramwari, some 70 kilometers northeast of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Feb. 23, 2012.

At least 11 Indian army troopers were killed after avalanches hit their camps in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday. <Photo: Xinhua/Javed Dar>

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