The death toll from a series of avalanches rose to at least 56 in remote villages of north-eastern Afghanistan on Saturday after locals pulled more bodies from the snow, officials said.
The worst hit was Shirin Nazem village, home to more than 200 people in Shekay district of the mountainous Badakhshan province, which was buried after days of heavy snowfall were followed by a rise in temperature.
-snip- The United Nations later said at least 145 people were missing and “presumed dead” after the Shekay district avalanche.
-snip- The Geneva-based Agha Khan Foundation, the UN Food Program and the US embassy have donated food and medicines to the affected families.
via 145 ‘presumed dead’ in Afghan avalanche – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
Humanitarian Coordinator for Afghanistan expresses sympathy for the families of those killed in the Badakshan avalanche
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