Avalanche buries remote village of 200 in northeast Afghanistan, at least 50 dead – The Washington Post

JARF, Afghanistan — Rescuers shoveled through deep snow Wednesday, searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of about 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Fifty people have been confirmed dead, and most of the other residents of the devastated village are also believed to have perished.

Only seven people are known to have survived the avalanche, which buried dozens of homes Sunday night in Badakhshan province, said Sultanhamid, an employee of the Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation who hiked to the site.

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