2008 Afghanistan blizzard

Third-deadliest blizzard in history March 2024 hist The 2008 Afghanistan blizzard was a fierce blizzard that struck Afghanistan on the morning of 10 January 2008. Temperatures fell to a low of -30 C, with up to 180 cm 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 amputations on at least 100 people across the country, as many walked barefoot in the freezing cold mud and snow.http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/11/Worldandnation/Afghan_winter_turns_d.shtml Afghan winter turns deadly 2009-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080219033756/http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/11/Worldandnation/Afghan_winter_turns_d.shtml 2008-02-19 live The weather also claimed more than 100,0000 sheep and goats, and nearly 315,000 cattle died.https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/bitter-winter-a-killer-in-afghanistan-1.748144 Bitter winter a killer in Afghanistan 2009-03-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080612133125/http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/02/10/winter-afghanistan.html 2008-06-12 live CBC News 2008-02-10 References Category:2008 natural disasters Category:Blizzards in Asia Afghanistan Blizzard, 2008 Blizzard 2008 Category:History of Afghanistan (1992–present) Category:January 2008 in Afghanistan Category:2008 disasters in Afghanistan