Afghanistan: Blizzard causes at least 120 deaths

At least 120 people were killed and thousands of cattle died of snowstorms in the last two weeks in Afghanistan, according to the government's January 16 announcement.

According to emergency agencies, some places in Afghanistan have been submerged under 3.5 meters of snow, making many roads completely congested, including arterial transportation systems connecting villages to regions. neighboring cities or large urban areas.

Statistics show that at least 120 people were killed, more than 134 injured and nearly 100,000 cattle died in the disaster. There are more than 50 isolated areas in the snow.

Afghanistan is a country with many conflicting climatic phenomena, with hot and dry summers, and extremely cold winters accompanied by large snowslides that killed dozens and even hundreds of people.

* Meanwhile, the government in Siberia (Russia) had to apply an alarm because the temperature could drop to minus 55 degrees Celsius .According to the announcement of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the alert order is effective from January 15 to 21 in the Irkutsk region and many other areas of Siberia.Russian news agencies said the rescue agency noted that at least two people died and more than 30 others were hospitalized due to frozen hands and feet.

Snow flooded a road in Kabul on January 16 (Photo: TTO)

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