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Avalanche in northern Pakistan kills 11 members of nomadic tribe

The avalanche struck the nomads in the Chambeli area of Shounter Pass
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This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)

A snowy avalanche in northern Pakistan killed 11 people Saturday (May 27), including a 4-year-old boy, and injured 25 from a nomadic tribe as they crossed a mountainous area with their goat herds, police said.

The avalanche struck the nomads in the Chambeli area of Shounter Pass that connects the Astore district of the Gilgit Baltistan region to the bordering Azad Kashmir region.

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