5 killed, 3 injured in snow-avalanche incidents in Neelam valley
MIRPUR (AJK): Jan 13 (APP) :At least five persons including two women were buried alive and three others injured, in two separate incidents of snow avalanches in the snow-clad Neelam valley of Azad Jammu Kashmir during the last 24 hours, official sources said. AJK President Sardar Masood Khan, has, on Monday expressed deep sense of shock and grief over the killing of five persons in the tragic incident in the stormy rains. Official sources told APP Monday evening that three persons including two ladies, belonging to a single family lost their lives after three of the houses collapsed having been hit by a snow avalanche in village Keil Kudyaan Baila of the Neelam valley in wee hours of Monday. In an identical tragic mishap, two kids including a minor girl were killed and three other school children were injured after they got buried in a horrible snow avalanche in Lawaat Bala area of the snow-clad Neelam valley. Three of the school children were rescued by the locals immediately. They met the mishap while moving to their school this morning, the sources said. Various parts of Azad Jammu Kashmir including the upper reaches of the state including Leepa and Neelam vallies … Continue reading 5 killed, 3 injured in snow-avalanche incidents in Neelam valley
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