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| Afghanistan's Panjshir valley hit by fresh avalanches | Afghanistan's Panjshir valley hit by fresh avalanches |
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| Huge new avalanches have hit Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, closing off areas that were already difficult to reach, the provincial governor says. | Huge new avalanches have hit Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, closing off areas that were already difficult to reach, the provincial governor says. |
| Abdul Rahman Kabiri told the BBC that new avalanches 40m (130ft) high have inundated new areas n the north-eastern province. | |
| President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday that at least 286 people have died throughout the country in recent days. | President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday that at least 286 people have died throughout the country in recent days. |
| The fatalities have all been due to snow or flooding, officials say. | The fatalities have all been due to snow or flooding, officials say. |
| Most of the deaths however are in the Panjshir Valley, where it is feared people remain trapped in the snow. | Most of the deaths however are in the Panjshir Valley, where it is feared people remain trapped in the snow. |
| Some progress in the relief effort has been made - a long stretch of road up the Panjshir Valley has been opened by bulldozers and other machinery. | Some progress in the relief effort has been made - a long stretch of road up the Panjshir Valley has been opened by bulldozers and other machinery. |
| In places the bodies of victims including women and children have been unearthed. | In places the bodies of victims including women and children have been unearthed. |
| Officials say the worst-hit place, Paryan, remains unreachable. | Officials say the worst-hit place, Paryan, remains unreachable. |
| The air force is dropping food parcels to seven badly-affected villages and have continued to rescue marooned people not just in Panjshir but in several other provinces where there have been casualties. | The air force is dropping food parcels to seven badly-affected villages and have continued to rescue marooned people not just in Panjshir but in several other provinces where there have been casualties. |
| Afghanistan has begun three days of national mourning for the victims. | Afghanistan has begun three days of national mourning for the victims. |
| President Ghani has cancelled a trip to Iran because of what he described as a national tragedy. | President Ghani has cancelled a trip to Iran because of what he described as a national tragedy. |
| Avalanches are relatively common in northern Afghanistan, with dozens dying in major incidents in 2010 and 2012. | Avalanches are relatively common in northern Afghanistan, with dozens dying in major incidents in 2010 and 2012. |
| But Panjshir province is reported not to have seen avalanches on this level for three decades. | But Panjshir province is reported not to have seen avalanches on this level for three decades. |