15 killed as avalanche hits Army camp

At least 15 soldiers were killed and several trapped after an avalanche hit a military training camp near disputed border with Pakistan on Monday. The accident occurred at Khilanmarg area near Gulmarg, a ski resort in Kashmir visited by hundreds of people, including some foreigners, every winter. The avalanche hit the Indian Army's High Altitude Warfare School in Kashmir, a rugged area at an altitude of 2,730 meters near a military line that divides the Himalayan region between India and Pakistan.