India | Updated Feb 09, 2010 at 11:30pm IST

Army battles avalanches on icy mountain tops

Gulmarg: At least 18 Indian Army jawans have been killed in two deadly avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir.

The first avalanche hit the soldiers at the High Altitude Warfare School. The soldiers were at training at the base camp at Khillanmarg 600 metres above Gulmarg. Khilanmarg Base Camp is at a height of 11,000 feet.

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