<p>An army officer and four members of a family were killed in avalanches in Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Kashmir today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An avalanche hit an army camp at Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district this morning, a police official said.<br /><br />He said an army officer -- Major Amit of High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) -- was buried under the debris of the avalanche.<br /><br />An army official said one soldier had died after getting trapped under the avalanche. <br /><br />However, the official did not reveal the rank and name of the soldier who lost his life in the incident.<br /><br />In another avalanche incident, four members of a family died as their house was buried under snow in Gurez sector near Line of Control in Kashmir, the police official said.<br /><br />The avalanche struck Badoogam village in Tulail area of Gurez in the wee hours today and buried the house of Mehraj-ud-Din Lone, a police official said.<br /><br />He said the house collapsed under the debris of the avalanche resulting in death of 55-year-old Lone, his wife Azizi (50), 22-year-old son Irfan and daughter Gulshan (19).<br /><br />Lone another son, Reyaz Ahmad, was rescued by the authorities and admitted to a hospital for treatment, the official said.<br /><br />The authorities in Kashmir have issued avalanche warning in higher reaches of the valley following fresh snowfall yesterday and advised people to stay away from the mountains and foothills. </p>
<p>An army officer and four members of a family were killed in avalanches in Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Kashmir today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An avalanche hit an army camp at Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district this morning, a police official said.<br /><br />He said an army officer -- Major Amit of High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) -- was buried under the debris of the avalanche.<br /><br />An army official said one soldier had died after getting trapped under the avalanche. <br /><br />However, the official did not reveal the rank and name of the soldier who lost his life in the incident.<br /><br />In another avalanche incident, four members of a family died as their house was buried under snow in Gurez sector near Line of Control in Kashmir, the police official said.<br /><br />The avalanche struck Badoogam village in Tulail area of Gurez in the wee hours today and buried the house of Mehraj-ud-Din Lone, a police official said.<br /><br />He said the house collapsed under the debris of the avalanche resulting in death of 55-year-old Lone, his wife Azizi (50), 22-year-old son Irfan and daughter Gulshan (19).<br /><br />Lone another son, Reyaz Ahmad, was rescued by the authorities and admitted to a hospital for treatment, the official said.<br /><br />The authorities in Kashmir have issued avalanche warning in higher reaches of the valley following fresh snowfall yesterday and advised people to stay away from the mountains and foothills. </p>