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Indian soldier dies after fresh Kashmir avalanche

SRINAGAR — An Indian soldier was killed and 13 others were rescued after a second avalanche in two days struck an army post in Kashmir along the de facto border with Pakistan, the military said Tuesday.

The new casualties came a day after 17 Indian soldiers were killed Monday when the first avalanche slammed into a group of 70 combat troops at a high-altitude warfare training camp near Kashmir's main ski resort of Gulmarg.

Tuesday's avalanche hit the army post early in the morning.

"Fourteen soldiers were trapped. They were rescued by their colleagues but one of the soldiers died later of injuries," army spokesman J.S. Brar told AFP.

The army post struck by Tuesday's avalanche was in Tangdhar sector in northern Indian Kashmir along the Line of Control, the de facto border dividing Kashmir between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan.

The Kashmir region, which both India and Pakistan claim in full, has been experiencing heavy snow.

Frequent avalanches and landslides occur in Kashmir during the winter, often blocking roads and leaving communities isolated.

Both India and Pakistan have thousands of troops stationed in the Himalayan region over which they have fought two wars
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