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Planet Ark World Environment News - in partnership with Colonial First State Afghans Arrive To Search For Bodies In The Snow After Avalanches In Salang Tunnel In Parwan Province

Date: 11-Feb-10
Country: AFGHANISTAN
Author: Omar Sobhani

Afghans Arrive To Search For Bodies In The Snow After Avalanches In Salang Tunnel In Parwan Province Photo: Omar Sobhani
Photo: Omar Sobhani

Afghans arrive to search for bodies in the snow after avalanches killed at least 157 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.

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