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4 Dead, 5 Missing After Avalanche Hits Remote Border Region in India
The Straits Times
|March 02, 2025
At least four people died from their injuries in India after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials said on March 1, as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing.
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DEHRADUN, India — At least four people died from their injuries in India after an avalanche hit a remote border area, officials said on March 1, as rescuers deployed helicopters to search for the remaining five missing.
A total of 55 workers were buried under snow and debris after the avalanche hit a construction camp on Feb 28 near Mana village on the border with Tibet in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
This story is from the March 02, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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