What the records say
- When
- 8 Apr 2012
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 35.21° N, 76.84° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 2012 Gayari Sector avalanche.
Summary
Rescuers search for possible survivors of the 2012 Siachen Glacier avalanche that hit a Pakistani Army base and has buried up to 135 people, near the disputed Siachen Glacier.
2012 Gayari Sector avalanche
Natural disaster in Pakistan
On 7 April 2012, an avalanche hit a Pakistan Army base in Gayari Sector, near the Siachen Glacier region, trapping 140 soldiers and civilian contractors under deep snow. The incident occurred at an altitude of about 4,000 meters and 300 km northeast of Skardu. It was the worst avalanche that the Pakistani military has experienced in the area.
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