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India avalanche kills seven, injures 13 | CNN

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India avalanche kills seven, injures 13 | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  Seven tourists were killed and 13 others injured in a major avalanche in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, local police said Tuesday. Some of the survivors were in critical condition and rescue operations are ongoing, senior police official Tenzing Loden Lepcha told CNN. The avalanche took place near the Nathu La … Read more

Avalanche kills at least 4 mountaineers in Indian Himalayas | CNN

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Avalanche kills at least 4 mountaineers in Indian Himalayas | CNN

New Delhi CNN  —  At least four people were killed and 28 people remain missing after an avalanche hit a group of mountaineers in the Indian Himalayas on Tuesday, according to an Indian mountaineering organization. In a statement Tuesday, the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering said a team of 34 trainees and seven instructors were training … Read more