Asian Disaster Reduction Center（ADRC）

Details of Disaster Information

Afghanistan : Snow Avalanche : 2002/02/06
GLIDE:

Duration	2002/02/06
Country or District	Afghanistan
Name	Snow Avalanche
Outline	Up to 20 feared dead in Afghan avalanche

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Report/Articles

Asahi.com (Japanese) 2002/02/08
4 persons were killed. Around 300 people were helped.
Exite News (Japanese) 2002/02/08
3 persons were killed, about 20 persons are shut up in the tunnel.
Asahi.com2002/02/06(Japanese page)
at least 20 people were killed by an avalanche near the entrance to the Salang Tunnel north of the Afghan capital Kabul.
Yahoo asia News 2002/02/06
Up to 20 people may have died from asphyxiation or hypothermia after an avalanche near the entrance to the Salang Tunnel north of the Afghan capital Kabul.