10 People Killed In Different Provinces Of Afghanistan Due To Snowfall & Cold, Says UN

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that heavy snowfall and rain in the past two weeks have caused loss of life and property in Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, Faryab and Baghlan provinces.

OCHA added that 10 people died during this period due to extreme cold weather or traffic accidents caused by snowfall.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan has released its weekly report on the humanitarian situation in the countries of the region.

According to OCHA, heavy snowfall and rain have caused casualties and damage to people's homes in the northern and eastern regions of Afghanistan in the past two weeks.

According to the report, cold weather has killed two people in the mountainous district of Faryab, while snowfall and extreme cold have claimed the lives of three people in Andarab district of Baghlan province.

OCHA also announced that snowfall and rain caused traffic accidents on various highways, and five people died following a traffic accident on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

Heavy rainfall and flooding in recent months have caused extensive financial and human losses to the people.