15 soldiers killed, 53 rescued in Kashmir violence

A massive avalanche ploughed into an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir today, killing at least 15 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others.

The avalanche slammed into the army’s High Altitude Warfare School at about 11am and swept away the soldiers during a training session, said army spokesman Colonel Vineet Sood. It was the worst avalanche in the area in many years, he said.