Cold Weather In Afghanistan Kills 60 People In Three Weeks

Kabul, Afghanistan/ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/Mohammad Husaini

JAKARTA - 60 people have died from cold temperatures in Afghanistan over the past three weeks, reports Tolo.

According to Janan Saiq, a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management, the victims died of cold weather due to heavy snow and rain.

As many as 34 other people were also injured, while more than 1,600 houses were destroyed during that period, reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Friday, March 15.

Heavy snowfall and snowstorms also blocked several roads in the country.

Ashraf Haqshenas, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works, said that the Salang Line and several routes in the provinces of Bamiyan, Ghor, Sar-e Pol, Nuristan and Farah were blocked.

The war-torn country has experienced several floods, earthquakes, and droughts over the past few years, exacerbating the country's poor infrastructure conditions.