FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb 4 (NNN-ANA) – Two people have been killed and three others injured, in an avalanche that hit a village in Raghistan district of Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province, yesterday, provincial government official, Mohammad Anwar said, today.
The accident took place in Sar Asyab area of Raghistan district, late yesterday following a snowfall, killing the two people, including a woman, on the spot, and injuring three others, the official said.
An extreme chilly weather and snowfall have swept through parts of Afghanistan, since the first week of Jan, as temperature fell down to minus 30 degrees Celsius in some areas.
According to officials, more than 170 people have died, due to the chilly weather, across the country.– NNN-ANA
