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2020.01.15 01:48 GMT+8

Avalanches kill scores of people in Pakistani and Indian Kashmir

Updated 2020.01.15 02:22 GMT+8
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A man guides an excavator operator as they clear snow-covered road to make way to reach the areas affected by heavy snowfall and avalanches, in Neelum Valley near line of control (LoC), Pakistan, January 14, 2020. (REUTERS/Naseer Chaudary)

Residents stand as an excavator removes the snow boulders on a road after a heavy snowfall in Neelum Valley near the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan, January 14, 2020. (REUTERS/M. Saif ul Islam)

A general view of snow-covered mountains after a heavy snowfall in Neelum Valley near the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan, January 14, 2020.( REUTERS/M. Saif ul Islam)

At least 64 people were killed by avalanches in the Pakistani-controlled region of Kashmir over the last 24 hours, officials are reporting. In addition, at least 10 people were reported killed in the northern part of Indian-administered Kashmir.

Rescue workers walk the snow-covered road to reach the areas affected by heavy snowfall and avalanches, in Neelum Valley near line of control (LoC), Pakistan, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Naseer Chaudary

Pakistani officials said many villagers were stranded by the avalanches in the Neelum Valley after heavy rain triggered flooding. Many other villagers were reported missing and feared dead as rescue missions began.

Rescuers extracted more than 50 people from the snow, while authorities worked to provide relief to locals as another spell of heavy snow is forecast to hit the region on Friday. 

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