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Police evacuates residents of avalanche-prone area in J-K

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Jan 29 2013 | 2:34 PM IST

"A police team has shifted 150 civilians from Waltengu Nad to safer places," a police spokesman said.

He said the police team, comprising of 30 cops, was rushed to the area last evening in view of the high danger avalanche warning issued by the authorities.

Waltengu bore the brunt of a massive snow avalanches in February 2005 when dozens of persons were killed while hundreds others were rendered homeless.

  

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First Published: Oct 12 2010 | 10:25 AM IST

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