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At least 57 dead in avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir

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11:30 - 14/01/2020 Tuesday
Update: 11:50 - 14/01/2020 Tuesday
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Image shows the area where Alberto Zerain and Mariano Galvan's last tracks were believed to have been see before the avalanche on Mazeno Ridge while climbing Nanga Parbat, Pakistan July 1, 2017. Picture taken July 1, 2017. Alex Gavan/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
Image shows the area where Alberto Zerain and Mariano Galvan's last tracks were believed to have been see before the avalanche on Mazeno Ridge while climbing Nanga Parbat, Pakistan July 1, 2017. Picture taken July 1, 2017. Alex Gavan/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

At least 57 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.

Two officials said many villagers were still stranded in the avalanches in the Neelum valley area following heavy rains that also triggered landslides.

Many people were reported missing and feared dead as rescue efforts got under way, one of the officials said.

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