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Afghanistan - Severe weather (AMD, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 05 December 2024)

  • Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have hit Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan in the past week, resulting in casualties and damage.
  • According to media, three people died in Nawabad village, Raghistan district and several roads have been blocked by the snowfall, including the Salang Pass, the highway that connects Kabul to nine northern provinces.
  • For the next 24 hours, drier conditions are forecast across the affected province.