The death toll has now risen to 160 persons killed by a series of avalanches that swept over a busy road in the north of Afghanistan Monday. Officials say they have now dug 160 bodies out of the snow. Nearly 90 people are reported to be injured, and rescuers have freed more than 2,600 people stranded when the road was blocked by the heavy snow. Rescue operations continue along the Salang Pass, with military helicopters dropping food packages to people who are still unable to get out.
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 10 February 2010 at 11:28 |
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News story, GenevaLunch, 10 February 2010.
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Tags: Afghanistan, avalanche, death toll, injured, Salang Pass, stranded
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