Kabul, Feb 07 (ANH) An avalanche has killed 20 people in Dangam district of Kunar province in Afghanistan and 15 bodies have been recovered, the media reported on Monday.
A report said that heavy snowfall and avalanche hit Goriga village late on Sunday.
As per the authorities, all the victims are those who illegally wanted to cross the line into Pakistan.
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Earlier, an avalanche inflicted casualties to over twenty people in western Afghanistan.
It is worth mentioning that Afghanistan is experiencing the wettest winter in the past 15 years as snowfall and rainfall have been seen in the whole country.