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Pakistani volunteers shift an injured survivor into a helicopter following an avalanche in Dasu, the main town in Kohistan, on February 19, 2010. Villagers digging with sticks and spades rescued seven survivors from an avalanche that slammed into a remote village in northern Pakistan killing up to 30 people, officials said. The disaster struck in Kohistan district, which borders Pakistan's mountainous Northern Areas and where heavy snow and treacherous winter weather prevented rescuers from reaching the stricken area quickly. A massive wall of snow ploughed into the small village of Bagroodara wedged into a mountain in the Kundian valley, where poor communication links meant it had taken up to 12 hours for appeals for help to filter through. AFP PHOTO/ SAJJAD QAYYUM (Photo credit should read SAJJAD QAYYUM/AFP via Getty Images)