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Avalanche hits in Army post in Kashmir, one soldier killed, two others injured

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An avalanche hit a forward Army post in Kashmir’s Kupwara area on Tuesday night amid heavy snowfall, resulting in the death of an Indian Army soldier. Two other soldiers have suffered injuries after being hit by the avalanche.

The avalanche hit the Army post in Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. As per the details the snow mass hit the post at approximately 8 pm on Tuesday night and three soldiers were swept away.

The soldiers were rescued immediately and shifted to a hospital. However, one of them passed away later.