26 dead after snowfall in Afghanistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21: At least 26 people have died in Afghanistan due to heavy snow and rain that swept across large parts of the country over the past two days, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday.
NDMA spokesman Janan Sayeq said over a hundred houses were damaged or destroyed by extreme weather in 12 provinces.
Rescue teams from the defence ministry and aid organizations were dispatched to the worst-hit area in the eastern province of Nuristan. An avalanche struck a mountain village in Nurgram district overnight on Monday. Sixteen bodies have been recovered so far, a local official told DPA. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune