FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Local officials in northeastern Badakhshan province say snowstorm killed three people in the province while five others trapped in snow have been rescued by locals and security personnel.
Moazuddin Ahmadi, Badakhshan information and culture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that a snowstorm in Patir village in Raghistan district of the province killed three people early on Tuesday.
He said five other people who had been trapped in the snow were rescued by locals and security officials in the district.
MahbobRahmanTalaat, one of the influential people in the area, said, "These people were going to Sangab area for washing . . .
