'It happened in the blink of an eye'
Samina was rescued from Bakwali village and taken to a hospital in Muzaffarabad. However several members of her family were killed. Her mother, Shahnaz Bibi, said the family had been huddled around a fire in their three-storey house when the avalanche hit. "We didn't hear a rumble. It happened in the blink of an eye," she said, telling Reuters she had given up hope of finding her daughter alive. Samina said she suffered from a leg fracture and that blood had been oozing from her mouth. She said she could not sleep while she waited to be rescued. Conflict has plagued Kashmir for decades Across Pakistan, at least 100 people have died in snow-hit areas, said the country's National Disaster Management Authority. Eight people have also died in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, according to local media. Kashmir covers around 86,000 sq miles (138 sq km), and is famed for the beauty of its lakes, meadows and snow-capped mountains. But it has been locked in a decades-long crisis, and has been divided between India and Pakistan since both countries gained their independence in 1947.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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