Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Afghanistan: Over 140 killed, dozens injured as winter bites

Here.

Excerpts:
Heavy snow and extremely cold weather have killed at least 140, mostly children and elderly people, and injured many others in different parts of Afghanistan, over the past two weeks, according to the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authorities (ANDMA) and provincial authorities.
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Figures compiled by ANDMA show that almost 30,000 farm animals died in Ghor, Faryab, Saripul and Herat provinces.

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