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March 22nd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Rescuers shoveled through deep snow on Wednesday and searched for victims of the avalanche that slammed into the mountainous province, located some 315 kilometers (195 miles) northeast of the Afghan capital Kabul, and buried dozens of homes late on Sunday night.
Sultanhamid, an employee of the Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation who hiked to the site, said that only seven people are known to have survived the avalanche.
He added that four of the survivors were injured in Dasty village in the Darzab area, while three others – including two women and one child – were away from the village collecting water when mounds of snow came crashing down.
Sultanhamid noted that the fatalities included 18 children and two teachers, who were in a mosque when the avalanche it. The bodies were found were buried under two meters (six feet) of snow.
People from a nearby village were the first to reach the site. On Tuesday, they were joined by rescue workers from the Darwaz district, who had walked for two days to reach the far-flung area.
Shams Ul Rahman, the deputy provincial governor, expressed hope that some people might be recovered alive from under the snow.
Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry sent two helicopters to help with the rescue effort on Wednesday, but they were not able to land near the village because of the poor weather condition.
Afghanistan’s mountainous northern areas see heavy snowfall and avalanches every winter.
At least 171 people were killed in February 2010, when an avalanche happened near the Salang Pass, which is the major mountain route connecting northern Afghanistan to Kabul, according to the Associated Press.
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