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| At least 11 Indian soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says. | At least 11 Indian soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says. |
| More than 80 soldiers have been rescued and three are missing near Gulmarg, the region's main ski resort, about 50km (30 miles) from Srinagar. | |
| Fifteen soldiers are described as being in a critical condition. | Fifteen soldiers are described as being in a critical condition. |
| About 400 troops were stationed at the high-altitude camp, which is said to have been engulfed in snow. | About 400 troops were stationed at the high-altitude camp, which is said to have been engulfed in snow. |
| 'High winds' | |
| The soldiers were on a training exercise at the Indian army's high altitude warfare school, nearly 3,000m (9,900 feet) above sea level. | |
| "One officer and 10 soldiers were killed and three are still missing, while the rest have been accounted for by rescue teams," army spokesman Jagmohan Brar said. | |
| The avalanche struck close to the Line of Control, the disputed de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan. | |
| Bad weather have been hampering rescue efforts. | |
| "We are struggling to reach the area - the snow and high winds are making rescue operations very tough," one of the rescuers, Ghulam Mohammed Dar, told the AFP news agency. | |
| Officials say there is little chance any tourists have been affected by the avalanche because it happened at a higher altitude than the nearby Gulmarg ski resort. |