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[[File:LocationAfghanistan.svg|right|thumb|200px|The avalanches occurred in [[Afghanistan]].]] |
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The '''2009 Afghan avalanches''' occurred near [[Kabul]] in the central [[Asia]]n country of [[Afghanistan]] on 16 January 2009. At least ten people were killed and twelve vehicles and machinery used to clear the road of snow were swept away when the avalanche struck a highway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/afghanistan-avalanches-kill-10-14145412.html?r=RSS|title=Afghanistan avalanches kill 10|date=2009-01-18|accessdate=2009-01-18|publisher=''[[The Belfast Telegraph]]''}}</ref> Forty people |
The '''2009 Afghan avalanches''' occurred near [[Kabul]] in the central [[Asia]]n country of [[Afghanistan]] on 16 January 2009. At least ten people were killed and twelve vehicles and machinery used to clear the road of snow were swept away when the avalanche struck a highway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/world/asia/afghanistan-avalanches-kill-10-14145412.html?r=RSS|title=Afghanistan avalanches kill 10|date=2009-01-18|accessdate=2009-01-18|publisher=''[[The Belfast Telegraph]]''}}</ref> Forty people were rescued, eleven of whom were injured by the avalanches. The avalanches struck the [[Salang tunnel]], the main highway linking southern and northern Afghanistan in the middle of the [[Hindu Kush]] mountains, at an altitude of {{convert|4450|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE50H0ON20090118?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews|title=Avalanches kill at least 10 in Afghanistan: official|date=2009-01-18|accessdate=2009-01-18|publisher=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> Searchers spent the next two days and beyond locating the victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/asia/afghanistan-avalanches-kill-10-1606066.html|title=Afghanistan avalanches kill 10|date=2009-01-18|accessdate=2009-01-18|publisher=''[[Irish Independent]]''}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:03, 20 November 2009
The 2009 Afghan avalanches occurred near Kabul in the central Asian country of Afghanistan on 16 January 2009. At least ten people were killed and twelve vehicles and machinery used to clear the road of snow were swept away when the avalanche struck a highway.[1] Forty people were rescued, eleven of whom were injured by the avalanches. The avalanches struck the Salang tunnel, the main highway linking southern and northern Afghanistan in the middle of the Hindu Kush mountains, at an altitude of 4,450 metres (14,600 ft).[2] Searchers spent the next two days and beyond locating the victims.[3]
References
- ^ "Afghanistan avalanches kill 10". The Belfast Telegraph. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Avalanches kill at least 10 in Afghanistan: official". Reuters. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Afghanistan avalanches kill 10". Irish Independent. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
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