Avalanche kills 25 in eastern Afghanistan

International desk: 25 people have died in Nuristan province in the eastern part of Afghanistan due to continuous snowfall. 8 people were also reported injured. According to the administration, the death toll may increase.

Earlier it was reported that at least six people died in the collapse. News from AFP. According to the news, many people are buried under the snow. The avalanche occurred on Monday after heavy snowfall in various parts of the country. It's still snowing.

The administration said that rescue operations have been increased. Snow has fallen almost everywhere in Afghanistan. Reports of collapse are coming from different places.

But there was a heavy landslide in Nakre village of Tatin Valley. 20 houses collapsed. People were buried in the rubble and snow. Jamiullah Hashimi, regional head of information and culture, told news agency AFP that rescue operations were underway.

The death toll may rise. Winters are always tough in Afghanistan. It's too late for snow. Government official Maulbi Mohammad Nabi Adel said, the bad weather is delaying the rescue work. It is still raining.

The sky is cloudy. The road is blocked by snow. Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world. There has been a war here for decades. Natural disasters continue to occur one after another throughout Afghanistan.

As a result of the change in winds, the vagaries of nature have increased. Recently, Afghanistan has been affected by terrible floods and earthquakes. This time the rain is very less. As a result, farmers are in trouble. Afghanistan is totally dependent on agriculture.

Aid used to pour into Afghanistan from all over the world. But in 2021, the United States and its allies withdrew their troops from Afghanistan. The Taliban came to power. After that, foreign aid almost stopped coming to Afghanistan.