At least 25 people have been killed by snowstorms and avalanches in northern Afghanistan, more than a week after more than 100 people died due to heavy snowfall across the country, according to an official.

Northern Faryab province bore the brunt of freezing temperatures and heavy snow on Sunday.

Ammanullah Zafar, director for security in Faryab, told Anadolu news agency that Kohistan district was the worst hit.

"We can confirm that 25 people have died in this unprecedented heavy snow," he said.

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Zafar said police along with National Disasters Management Authority teams were trying hard with their limited resources to save the lives of several residents in the area, particularly the stranded passengers on the inter-district highways and the people stuck up in the mountains.

"We have received reports about people missing from Pashtoonkot, Andkhoy, Qurmkul, Balcheragh and Dawlat Abad districts; efforts are under way to locate and rescue people," Zafar said.

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans, particularly the internally displaced persons and the recently repatriated refugees from Pakistan, remain vulnerable to the harsh winter in the country that relies heavily on aid.

On February 6, Afghanistan's northeastern Nuristan province was hit hardest by heavy snowfall and avalanches that wreaked havoc and claimed about 106 lives in the region, officials said.

Dozens of houses were destroyed and some of the victims had reportedly frozen to death.

"Avalanches have buried two entire villages," a spokesperson for the ministry of state natural disasters told the AFP news agency of the Barg Matal area in Nuristan.

At least 13 people were also killed by the disasters in the Pakistani town of Chitral.

Neighbouring Pakistan has seen a lesser death toll.</s>Al Jazeera: At least 25 people have been killed by snowstorms and avalanches in northern Afghanistan, more than a week after more than 100 people died due to heavy snowfall across the country, according to an official. Northern Faryab province bore the brunt of freezing temperatures and heavy snow on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).</s>Afghan men climb up a snow covered hillside as youths play on the frozen surface of Qargha Lake on the outskirts of Kabul on February 10, 2017. Twenty-five people were killed by snowstorms and avalanches in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, just days after more than 100 people died due to heavy snowfall across the country, according to an official.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Al Bawaba.</s>TRUCKEE (AP) — The National Weather Service has forecast heavy snow in the Lake Tahoe area with a high avalanche danger until Tuesday in an area of the Sierra Nevada from Yuba Pass to Ebbetts Pass.

Forecasters say the winter storm could drop up to 5 feet of snow in some areas above 7,500 feet.

Lower elevations could see between 8 and 24 inches of snow.

The NWS is advising motorists to avoid travel in the area through Tuesday.

Moderate to heavy rain along with snow melt below 7,000 feet is expected to swell rivers and streams and increase the chance of flooding.</s>We have had such great snow this winter that the elementary students have put it to good use. They have been busy creating snow forts. Perhaps we have some budding architects among the group</s>According to the National Weather Service in Burlington, last weekend’s storm was the largest to hit the state in two years, delivering 8 to 12 inches on average. And if that wasn’t enough to fill the heart of skiers, snowshoers and snow lovers with joy, another six or more inches fell during the past week.

For me, snow means I can forget about the stationary bike and get my exercise outdoors.

I pull on layers and step out. Strapping on skis, I push off the hill, away from the wind.

The snow is fresh, and everywhere the night’s events are written on it in crisscrossing, meandering tracks. I skim over tamped-down snow, a deeryard where the animals have been digging for fallen apples.

I decide to follow one set of prints, to see what the deer saw in their nocturnal travels. The prints take me back up the hill and then down, along the way crisscrossing other tracks. The tracks multiply in places, and in others rumple into unreadable snags. Since there’s no way to know which were made by “my” deer, I can’t unravel their tale, and I remain enmeshed in my human story.

I climb back up to where I can see icicles glimmering on the steep slopes of Birdseye Mountain. A red-tailed fox trots into view. It stands, its luxuriant tail quivering, then hops high, landing with its front legs in the snow. Then it turns in circles and repeats the strange hopping, an odd dance that’s clearly not meant to entertain me. Perhaps it’s pouncing on a hapless rodent scurrying along under the snow.

I’m planning to look up this strange behavior when I’m distracted by a birdcall, a thin sound in the white cold. By the time I point the binoculars, the bird is gone. I know people who could easily identify it by its song, even know whether it’s male or female. I just stand there, filled with book knowledge, but marveling that there’s still so much to learn about the natural world.

Then a dozen turkeys cross the hedgerow. They give me wary looks, but don’t bother stopping. I imagine they have much to do and can’t bother with the likes of me, out in the cold and snow for the sheer pleasure of it.</s>This time round northern Faryab province bore the brunt of freezing temperatures and heavy snow. Ammanullah Zafar, director for security in the province, told Anadolu Agency the province's Kohistan district had been worst hit. "We can confirm that 25 people have died inZafar said.He said police along with National Disasters Management Authority teams were trying hard with their limited resources to save the lives of several residents in the area, particularly the stranded passengers on the inter-district highways and the people stuck up in the mountains."We have received reports about people missing from Pashtoonkot, Andkhoee, Qurmkul, Balcheragh and Dawlat Abad districts; efforts are underway to locate and rescue people," he added.Hundreds of thousands of Afghans, particularly the internally-displaced persons and the recently-repatriated refugees from Pakistan remain vulnerable to the harsh winter in the country that relies heavily on aid.</s>Avalanches across Central Asia have claimed several lives in recent days.

Daler Abdulloev, a spokesman for Tajikistan's Innovative Road Solutions (IRS) company, which helps maintain the country's roadways, told RFE/RL that three workers had been killed by an avalanche on February 19.

Two other people were missing and many roads have been closed due to avalanches in the mountainous country.

In neighboring Kyrgyzstan, the Emergency Situations Ministry's press service told RFE/RL that two children and a woman were killed by avalanches in two separate incidents on February 19.

At least 10 people were hospitalized, some in serious condition.

On February 17, an avalanche killed seven army service personnel in neighboring Kazakhstan's southern region of Zhambyl.
At least 25 people are killed by snowstorms and avalanches in northern Afghanistan as heavy snow continues to hit the country.