An avalanche swept away a military barracks Monday in mountainous Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing seven soldiers and injuring 15 others, a police spokesman said. The avalanche smashed the barracks of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police near the Jawahar tunnel south of Srinagar, ITBP Maj. Manish Kumar said. The 15 injured soldiers were moved to a military hospital in Srinagar, he said. Heavy snowfall in the area since Saturday probably triggered the avalanche, Kumar said. Rescue workers were looking for more soldiers buried under two meters (seven feet) of snow, he added.
