An avalanche has killed six Indian soldiers guarding a main road tunnel in Kashmir, cutting off the disputed region from the rest of India, police said.
The 1.5km Jawahar tunnel connects the Kashmir Valley with its winter capital, Jammu, and the plains of India.
Officials say snowfall this winter in southern Kashmir is the heaviest in five years.
Snowslide kills six Indian soldiers
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