Official says Afghan avalanches kill at least 124 people

Thursday, February 26, 2015

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan -- Avalanches killed at least 124 people in northeast Afghanistan, an emergency official said Wednesday, as rescuers clawed through debris with their hands to save those buried.

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