Army soldiers transport an injured woman, who was rescued after heavy snowfall and avalanches in Neelum Valley near line of control (LoC), in an ambulance to a hospital in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Abu Arqam Naqash
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Army helicopters flew rescue missions for the third day running in an avalanche-hit area of Pakistani-Kashmir as the death toll from the disaster rose to 77 on Thursday, officials said.
The latest victim of the avalanches in Neelum Valley, in the Himalayan region disputed by Pakistan and India, was a six-year-old girl, Safia, who died in hospital on Thursday.
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