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Vehicles navigate their way through a waterlogged street in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 6, 2017. (AP)

Six Dead in Avalanches Sweeping through India’s Disputed Kashmir Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 7, 2017 | World

Six people were killed and two were missing on Friday in avalanches that were triggered by heavy rain and snowfall in Kashmir in northern India. Helicopters were deployed to rescue people cut off by flash floods that revived memories of 2014, when the Jhelum River...

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Firefighters carry a survivor they rescued from the site of an avalanche in Nasu town, Tochigi prefecture on March 27, 2017. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS

7 Students, 1 Teacher Killed in Japan Avalanche

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Seven high school students and one teacher were killed on Monday after being caught in an avalanche during on a mountain-climbing trip in Japan, with more than 30 people reportedly injured. More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort after the...

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FILE PHOTO – A general view of the alpine ski resort in Tignes, France, March 15, 2011. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo

Skiers Safe after Avalanche Hits French Ski Resort of Tignes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 7, 2017 | Sports

Skiers caught up in an avalanche that struck a popular resort in the French Alps on Tuesday are all safe, and rescuers ended a large search and rescue operation without finding any victims, authorities in the French Alpine resort said. The avalanche swept in shortly...

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An aerial view shows Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola, central Italy, hit by an avalanche, in this January 19, 2017 handout picture provided by Italy’s firefighters. Vigili del Fuoco/Handout via REUTERS

Avalanche Hits Italy Hotel, Many Feared Dead or Injured

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 19, 2017 | World

An avalanche hit a small hotel in the mountains of central Italy after a series of strong earthquakes had rattled the area, and up to 30 people are feared to have died, officials said on Wednesday. “Around 30 people are unaccounted for, between guests and...