Two foreign tourists were killed in an avalanche at Gulmarg resort in Occupied Kashmir.
According to officials, an avalanche fell on the 4,000-meter-high hill named Afrawat in Bara Mulla district.
Two tourists from Poland were killed in the accident. In the video released on social media, people can be seen running for their lives.
At 12:30 p.m., 21 foreign tourists and their two local guides got trapped in an avalanche.
By noon, emergency teams had rescued 19 people. Avalanche warnings were issued in 10 districts after heavy snowfall in the Himalayas.
Gulmarg is a popular tourist destination and the third highest resort in the world.
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