Avalanche kills 5 in India
An avalanche in a Himalayan region of northern India yesterday killed at least five villagers when their houses were buried under heavy snow, officials said.
The avalanche trapped eight people in the remote Kafnu village in the state of Himachal Pradesh but three of them were later rescued, they said.
A rescue operation was launched despite the heavy snowfall in the tribal region bordering Tibet, with forecasters warning of the possibility of more avalanches.
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