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Afghans dig for survivors after avalanches kill 166

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Updated: 2010-02-11 09:37
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Afghans dig for survivors after avalanches kill 166

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers search for bodies in the snow after avalanches killed at at least 166 people in Salang tunnel in Parwan province, February 10, 2010. Afghan rescue workers searched for survivors for the third day on Wednesday in the avalanche-stricken mountain pass, fearing that dozens of people were still buried under snow. [Agencies]Afghans dig for survivors after avalanches kill 166

Officials: Afghan avalanches kill 166 people

Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said rescuers have recovered 166 bodies from the Salang Pass, 70 miles (115 kilometers) north of Kabul, over the past two days.
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