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Pakistan avalanche buries village and kills at least 38

Pakistan avalanche buries village and kills at least 38
# 18 February 2010 23:52 (UTC +04:00)
Baku – APA. At least 38 people are dead after an avalanche buried an entire village in north-west Pakistan, APA reports citing BBC.

The avalanche hit a remote village in Kohistan district, about 200km (124 miles) north of Islamabad.

Local government head Aminul Haq told the BBC that the eventual death toll could exceed 56, as many others are missing.

According to most recent reports from the area, 38 bodies had been dug up by the villagers before sunset, he said. The regional police chief said roads had been blocked by landslides and several feet of snow.

"Rescue workers are facing a lot of problems," a local police official was quoted as saying by AFP news agency. "We fear that some women and children were also trapped," Mohammad Sadiq told AFP.
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