Brutal cold snap brings death toll to at least 170 in Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan

Posted by Julie Celestial on January 16, 2020 at 12:04 UTC (7 hours ago)
Categories: Blizzards, Extreme cold, Featured articles, Ice & snow, Severe storms

Heavy snow, rain, and frigid temperatures across Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan continue to trigger avalanches that have brought the death toll to at least 170, as of Thursday, January 16, 2020.

In Pakistan, at least 15 more people, including five army soldiers, died in avalanches in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, bringing the fatality count to at least 121 in the country.

https://watchers.news/2020/01/16/brutal-cold-snap-brings-death-toll-afghanistan-india-pakistan/