RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press Writer Massive avalanches roaring down a mountain pass north of Kabul may have killed more than 60 people Tuesday, Afgan officials said, as rescuers evacuated about 400 injured victims.
Search-and-rescue teams recovered the bodies of 24 people but said they fear 40 others may have also died, Interior minister Hanif Atmar said. About 2,500 people were rescued from their snow-blocked vehicles. "Twenty-four bodies have been recovered so far, but the fear is that there could be up to 40 more still buried and unfortunately, they might have died already,"...
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