At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation.
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Afghan internally-displaced children shovel snow near their tents during a cold winter day at Nahr-e Shah-e- district of Balkh Province, near Mazar-i-Sharif on January 17, 2023. - At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said on Janaury 18, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation. -- Photo: Atif Aryan / AFP
2023-01-18 17:50:08
At least 70 people have died in a wave of freezing temperatures sweeping Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday, as extreme weather compounds a humanitarian crisis in the poverty-stricken nation.
Since January 10, the mercury has plunged in Kabul and several other provinces, with the central region of Ghor recording the lowest reading of -33C (-27F) over the weekend.
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