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Avalanche kills student, injures 4 in Indian-controlled Kashmir

12 September 2012 17:35 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A medical student was killed and four other people including three tourists were injured Wednesday after a snow avalanche hit them in Indian-controlled Kashmir, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The avalanche hit these people at Thajwas glacier near village Sonamarg, around 110 km north of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

"A student of Jehlum Valley Medical College of Srinagar came under snowslide and died on the spot in Sonamarg area," said a police spokesman. "Other three tourists and a local boy who received injuries in the incident were rescued and hospitalized immediately."

The deceased student was identified as Zubair Ahmad Chowdary.

Kashmir has a rugged terrain. Landslides and avalanches are often triggered by its mountains due to frequent rains and heavy snowfal.