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1248:Categories
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581:First Post
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340:References
267:Chandigarh
234:, capital
113:Fatalities
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856:2013 (UK)
748:East Asia
303:Bandipora
299:Ganderbal
291:avalanche
255:cold wave
243:New Delhi
165:Rajasthan
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263:cyclonic
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