At least 28 killed in Afghanistan avalanches
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02
2015
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Feb 25In Afghanistan, at least 28 people killed in avalanches in
Panjshir province triggered by heavy snowfalls and the death toll is
expected to rise, officials said today. Two days of heavy snow have
blocked main roads and made it difficult for rescue workers to reach the
affected villages. The Panjshir provincial Governor Abdul Rahman Kabiri
gave a higher death toll, saying 31 bodies had been recovered by locals
and government workers.
Afghanistan has had a largely mild and dry winter, but large parts of
the north experienced heavy snowfalls over the last 48 hours. Parts of
the capital Kabul were hit by power cuts yesterday and today after
snowstorms and avalanches damaged power cables in the Salang Pass, which
links the city to the country’s north. The pass remained closed to
traffic today.
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