A severe cold snap killed at least 17 people in Afghanistan on Saturday, governm...
KABUL - A severe cold snap killed at least 17 people in Afghanistan on Saturday, government officials said, as heavy snowfall and rain continued to lash parts of the country.
The officials said the death toll could rise further, with Afghanistan’s Natural Disaster Management Authority still trying to compile a total figure. Saturday’s deaths bring the number of casualties from this year’s cold snap to at least 24, as temperatures in parts of the country dropped to minus 12 degrees Celsius .
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