2012 Gayari sector avalanche
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The 2012 Gayari sector avalanche was a catastrophic snow slide in the Siachen region that buried a Pakistani Army base, killing over 100 soldiers and becoming one of the deadliest military avalanches in history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avalanche
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natural disaster ⓘ |
| affected | Pakistani Army base at Gayari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialDepth | tens of metres of snow and ice ⓘ |
| buried | Pakistani Army battalion headquarters at Gayari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
avalanche of ice and snow
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snow slide ⓘ |
| consequence |
long-term recovery and excavation efforts
ⓘ
memorials for fallen soldiers ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| countryMilitary | Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 2012-04-07 ⓘ |
| deadliestIn | history of Siachen conflict ⓘ |
| elevation | over 4000 metres ⓘ |
| internationalReaction | offers of assistance from foreign countries ⓘ |
| ledTo |
calls for demilitarization of Siachen Glacier
ⓘ
review of deployment and safety procedures in Siachen ⓘ |
| location |
Gayari sector
NERFINISHED
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Gilgit-Baltistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kashmir region NERFINISHED ⓘ Siachen Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Siachen region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive national coverage in Pakistan
ⓘ
international news coverage ⓘ |
| militaryContext | ongoing military deployment on Siachen Glacier ⓘ |
| militaryUnitAffected | Northern Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the deadliest military avalanches in history ⓘ |
| notableFor | scale of casualties in a single avalanche event ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths |
around 140
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over 100 ⓘ |
| partOf |
India–Pakistan conflict over Kashmir
NERFINISHED
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Siachen conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Himalayas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karakoram Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responseBy |
Pakistan Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ civilian rescue teams ⓘ |
| riskType | high-altitude avalanche risk ⓘ |
| terrain | high-altitude glacier ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
| triggered | large-scale search and rescue operation ⓘ |
| victim |
Pakistan Army soldiers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civilian contractors ⓘ |
| weatherConditions | heavy snowfall ⓘ |
| year | 2012 ⓘ |
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