Avalanche in Afghanistan, 2 people died

Badakhshan province’s director of humanitarian affairs and disaster management, Mohammad Kamgar, said the disaster happened on the afternoon of February 10 due to heavy snowfall in Raghistan district in the province.

According to Mr. Kamgar, heavy snowfall and cold weather have isolated Faizabad city, capital of Badakhshan province from several districts in the past few days.

Raghistan district also recorded another avalanche last week, leaving two people and three others injured.

Heavy snow and cold weather have swept through parts of Afghanistan since the first week of January, when temperatures dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius in some areas and killed more than 170 people in the country, the official said. die.