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Afghanistan:Snow Avalanche:2002/02/06

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

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Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Asahi.com2002/02/08
Dead:　4 persons	about 60 cars

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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.

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