Afghan avalanche recovery

Mar 1, 2015

Afghan avalanche recovery

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Afghanistan, avalanche, Kabul

An avalanche in Afghanistan wreaked havoc on the Abdullah Khil village of Panjshir province, northeast of Kabul. An Afghan provincial official said the death toll from the massive avalanche in a mountainous valley near the capital Kabul rose to almost 200 as bulldozers and other machinery began clearing roads and rescue teams were able to reach remote villages that have been cut off for almost a week. The official said as rescue workers dig through the snow, they are uncovering more bodies, including women and children.

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche run to get relief goods distributed by an Afghan army helicopter in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan army personnel load emergency food supplies into a helicopter to be delivered to avalanche survivors in Panjshir province north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan army personnel carry emergency food supplies to a helicopter to be delivered to avalanche survivors in Panjshir province north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanhce gather as excavators clear snow from a road near in the Abdullah Khil village of the Dara district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche stand on rooftop of their house in the Abdullah Khil village of the Dara district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche search their destroyed houses in the Abdullah Khil village of the Dara district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche run to get relief goods distributed by an Afghan army helicopter in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche look on as an Afghan army helicopter delivers relief goods in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche stand near the site in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghans walk amid houses damaged by an avalanche in Abdullah Khil village of Panjshir province, northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 1, 2015. An Afghan provincial official says that the death toll from the massive avalanche in a mountainous valley near the capital Kabul rose to almost 200 as bulldozers and other machinery began clearing roads and rescue teams were able to reach remote villages that have been cut off for almost a week. The official said Sunday that as rescue workers dig through the snow, they are uncovering more bodies, including women and children. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

: An Afghan survivor of an avalanche runs to get relief goods distributed by an Afghan army helicopter in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche run to get relief goods distributed by an Afghan army helicopter in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

: Afghan survivors of an avalanche receive relief goods distributed by an Afghan army helicopter in the Paryan district of Panjshir province, north of Kabul on March 1, 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani February 28 pledged to set up a relief fund for the victims of avalanches that claimed over 280 lives, and called for international help with the relief effort. (Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images)

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