Scores dead in heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, Pakistan - aljazeera

Houses collapse and roads close as massive avalanches hit eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

Scores of people have been killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan by heavy snow and avalanches that hit mountainous areas in the region, officials said.

More than 100 people have been killed across Afghanistan, including 50 in Nuristan province, officials said Sunday, warning the death toll could rise still further.

At least 54 people were killed in northern and central Afghan provinces, officials told AFP news agency, with massive avalanches destroying 168 houses and killing hundreds of cattle. - More

Scores dead in heavy snowfall in Afghanistan, Pakistan