Women buried alive in snow

Published August 29, 2005

MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 28: Two women were killed after a large piece of glacier fell upon them in a Leepa valley village on Saturday, police said here on Sunday. The women were picking fuel wood in the area.

Police said 35-year old Nagina Bibi and 22-year old Bushra Bibi were walking on a track beneath the glacier when a huge mass of snow detached from it and buried them alive.

Their bodies were recovered by villagers.

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