76 killed, 53 injured as avalanches hit Pakistan-controlled Kashmir

Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-17 10:25:05|Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 by a mobile phone shows local residents gathering near houses hit by an avalanche in Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. (Xinhua/Stringer)

NEELUM VALLEY, Pakistan, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of multiple avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir has risen to 76 while 53 injured people are being treated in various hospitals of the area, an official of the disaster management authority in the region said on Wednesday.

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 by a mobile phone shows local residents gathering near houses hit by an avalanche in Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 by a mobile phone shows local residents gathering outside a house hit by an avalanche in Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 by a mobile phone shows local residents walk on a snow-covered road after heavy snowfall in Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 by a mobile phone shows a man carries a sack on his shoulders as he walks on a snow-covered road after heavy snowfall in Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. (Xinhua/Stringer)

Photo taken on Jan. 14, 2020 by a mobile phone shows local residents walk on a snow-covered road after heavy snowfall in Neelum Valley in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. (Xinhua/Stringer)

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