MAIMANA (Pajhwok): At least 26 people were killed and six others wounded in a fresh snowstorm in northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Sunday.
Faryab Governor Sayed Anwar Sadat told Pajhwok Afghan News that 70cm and 80cm snowfall had been recorded in Maimana, the provincial capital, and districts, calling the current snowfall as unprecedented in four years.
He added 26 people including a child and women were killed and 30 shepherds were missing, fearing the death toll could rise.
Sadat said 500 houses were destroyed in Qarmaqol . . .
