Afghan avalanche kills 10, injures 14

At least 10 people were killed and 14 others injured when an avalanche hit a village in the Panjshir valley north of the Afghan capital, an official said Tuesday. The avalanche on Monday struck Dar-e-Noor, a remote district in the Panjshir valley, trapping 13 members of a family in their mud-brick house, provincial Culture and Information Department head Mohammad Alam Izadyar told AFP.
"Ten people - all members of one family were killed - and three others were rescued but were wounded," he said.
He said 14 other villagers were injured in a neighbouring house when they were trapped by the same snowfall.