  2012 Gayari avalanche Location of the Gayari Sector region in relation to Pakistan | |
| Date | 7 April 2012 |
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| Time | 06:00 am PKT (01:00 UTC) |
| Location | Gayari military base, Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°12′49″N 76°50′08″E / 35.21355°N 076.835591°E |
| Casualties | |
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On 7 April 2012, an avalanche hit a Pakistan Army base in Gayari Sector, near the Siachen Glacier region, trapping 140 soldiers and civilian contractors under deep snow.[1][2] The incident occurred at an altitude of about 4,000 meters[3] and 300 km northeast of Skardu (capital of Baltistan).[4] It was the worst avalanche that the Pakistani military has experienced in the area.[5]
On 29 May 2012, Pakistan declared that the 129 soldiers and 11 civilians were killed.[6][7]
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- ^ "Pakistan declares Siachen avalanche buried dead". BBC News. 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Siachen: Pakistan declares buried troops dead after 52 days - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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