Avalanche kills 4 Afghans, wounds 6
FAIZABAD, Afghanistan, Feb. 5-- Four people lost their lives and six others sustained injuries as an avalanche hit some villages in the mountainous Arghistan district, Badakhshan province, 315 km northeast of Kabul on Saturday, an official said Sunday
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"Four people lost their lives and six others were injured as an avalanche hit some villages in Arghistan district yesterday," Sanaullah Amiri, director of the Counter-Natural Disaster Department in Badakhshan province told Xinhua.
He also added that the height of snowfall in Arghistan and adjoining areas is more than one meter.
Due to heavy snowfall and cold weather more than 40 people had already lost their lives in Badakhshan province mostly in Arghistan district over the past several weeks.
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