Over 60 feared dead, 400 hurt in Afghan avalanches

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

KABUL -- A series of avalanches engulfed a mountain pass in Afghanistan, trapping hundreds of people in their buried cars and killing as many as 64 people so far, authorities said Tuesday.

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