A skier was found dead after being buried under 4m of snow for 3 hours after an avalanche at Jiangjunshan Skifield near Altay in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last Saturday, iyaxin.com reported.

据亚心网报道，19日新疆阿勒泰将军山滑雪场内发生雪崩，一名滑雪者经过近3个小时搜救后在4米多深的雪堆下被发现，已经死亡。

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Deaths from trauma were solely due to isolated cervical injuries, demonstrating that the cervical spine may be a region at particular risk in avalanche victims.

单纯的颈部外伤也可以致死，这说明对雪崩遇难者来说颈椎棘突是一个特别危险的区域。

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In the loess region of Northwest China, the smallest magnitudes at which the seismic avalanche or slippage can occur individually are MS 4, 5 (about intensity 5).

中国西北黄土地区产生地震崩落、滑移的最低震级分别为4、5级，或地震烈度5度。

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The region's avalanche agency reported there was a considerable to great chance of avalanches in Lech last week.

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Elsewhere, a television channel reported that 30 soldiers were missing after an avalanche in Terrah, a tribal region in north-western Pakistan.

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The avalanche warning service had warned on Saturday that the risk of slides was high because of heavy snowfall in the region over the past two days.

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