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Afghanistan: Snow Avalanche: 2012/01 Country Information on DRR

GLIDE:  AV-2012-000007-AFG

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Period 2012/01
Country or District Afghanistan
Event Type Snow Avalanche
Outline Heavy snow has caused major avalanches in the northeastern province of Badakhshan in Afghanistan. 28 are reported killed.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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Report/Articles

OCHA 2012/03/12
50 people are reported dead and another 146 believed to be under the snow due to avalanche emergency in Dispay, Shaki District, Badakhshan province, which took place on 4 March 2012.

Reuters AlertNet 2012/03/06
At least 37 people died and hundreds were still trapped in northern Afghanistan on 6 March 2012 when a snow avalanche covered an entire village near the northern border with Tajikistan, local officials said. Before 6 March, freezing cold and avalanches had claimed the lives of 60 people in Badakhshan province this winter, officials said

OCHA 2012/01/23
Cumulatively 43 people have died and 65 injured as a result of avalanche and extreme cold temperatures.

OCHA 2012/01/19
Provincial Disaster Management Committee reported that 28 are reported killed and 36 injured as a result of the avalanches in the vicinity of ten districts north of Fayzabad.

Geographycal Data

OCHA 2012/01/19
Afghanistan: Districts Affected by Avalanches ‐ Badakhshan Province (as of 19 Jan 2012)