2008 Afghanistan blizzard
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title:
2008 Afghanistan blizzard
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Afghanistan Blizzard was a fierce blizzard that struck Afghanistan on 10 January 2008.
Temperatures fell to a low of −30 °C (−22 °F), with up to 180 centimetres (71 in) of snow in the more mountainous regions, killing at least 926 people. It was the third deadliest blizzard in history. Aid organizations and foreign troops distributed several tons of clothing, blankets, food and fuel in provinces throughout the country and in remote, mountainous villages. The hospitals performed frostbite amputat
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Third-deadliest blizzard in history
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Afghanistan_blizzard
date created:
2009-03-14T17:23:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T02:16:10Z
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