Snow, heavy rain kill 61 in three days in Afghanistan

Snow and heavy rain have killed 61 people in Afghanistan in the last three days, the disaster management authority (ANDMA) said on Saturday.

The deaths occurred between Wednesday and Friday, mainly in central and northern provinces of the country, according to a map released by ANDMA.

The “initial figures of casualties and destruction” also include 110 injured people and 458 houses either partially or fully destroyed, ANDMA said on X.

Initial Figures of Casualties and Destruction caused by Snowfall and Rain in the last Three Days!#آمادگی_پاسخ_بازسازی#چمتووالی_ځواب_وینه__بیارغونه#AfghanistanNDMA pic.twitter.com/dvTxbVUyDu
— ANDMA – له پېښو سره د مبارزې آمادګۍ ملي اداره (@AfghanistanNDMA) January 24, 2026

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A total of 360 families have been affected, a spokesman said in a video message, asking people to avoid unnecessary travel on snowy roads.

The Salang highway, one of Afghanistan’s main roads, has been closed, the provincial authority for Parwan said.

Food supplies were distributed to travellers stuck on a mountain pass in the central Bamyan province.