Afghanistan: More Than 200 Killed in Avalanches and Floods in Afghanistan

Feb 27, 2015 | Zabihullah Tamanna, FloodList
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At least 100 more people were reported dead in avalanches in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, bringing the total death toll since Wednesday morning to at least 230 people, Afghan officials told The Anadolu Agency.

The northeastern Panjshir province is so far the worst-hit area in the country, where authorities recovered 86 more bodies Thursday, bringing the toll since Wednesday morning to 186 in this province alone, provincial police chief, Gen. Aziz Ghairat, told AA.

Ghairat said that there were more than 100 others who had suffered injuries in the avalanches and heavy snowfall in the area. He added that there were at least 100 others missing in the area.