Pakistan: Rescuers searching for 135 people buried under a huge avalanche at a Pakistani army camp are concentrating their efforts on five points at the site, the military said on Tuesday.
A huge wall of snow crashed into the remote Siachen Glacier base high in the mountains in Kashmir early Saturday morning, smothering an area of one square kilometre (a third of a square mile).
Experts say there is little chance of finding any survivors at the site, which is at an altitude of around 4,000 metres (13,000 feet).
The military said more than 450 people are taking part in relief efforts -- up from 286 late on Monday -- aided by mechanical earth movers, bulldozers and excavators, and work is focusing on certain key areas.
"Five points have been identified on the site where rescue work is in progress," the military said in a statement.
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