KABUL — More than 100 people have been killed in a series of avalanches triggered by days of heavy snowfall around Afghanistan, including 50 in one village, officials said on Sunday, warning the death toll could rise still further. "Avalanches have buried two entire villages in Bargmatal district, 50 bodies were recovered from one village while rescuers are trying to reach the other village," said the spokesman. Elsewhere 54 people were killed in northern and central Afghan provinces, where officials said massive avalanches destroyed 168 houses and killed hundreds of cattle. "Several dozens are still trapped, we are trying to rescue them," he said, adding that many roads were still blocked. Freezing weather killed at least two people and over 100 animals in the western province of Badghis.

Source: Viet Nam News February 06, 2017 04:23 UTC