“UNPRECEDENTED AND HEAVY” SUMMER SNOW HITS AFGHANISTAN
According to local sources, and as reported by khaama.com, unprecedented and heavy snowfall has struck central Afghanistan which, at this time of the year, poses a threat to young livestock and tender crops.
Residents in various towns and villages of Bamyan province have reported snow down to an unusually low elevation, even as the calendar reads summer.
Witnesses documented the sharp cool-down and rare snow which descended overnight Monday:
The Bamyan province snow has been confirmed by the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works, with the agency also noting historic accumulations in Samangan province, as well as heavy snow in the Salang area:
“UNPRECEDENTED AND HEAVY” SUMMER SNOW HITS AFGHANISTAN
According to local sources, and as reported by khaama.com, unprecedented and heavy snowfall has struck central Afghanistan which, at this time of the year, poses a threat to young livestock and tender crops.
Residents in various towns and villages of Bamyan province have reported snow down to an unusually low elevation, even as the calendar reads summer.
Witnesses documented the sharp cool-down and rare snow which descended overnight Monday:
The Bamyan province snow has been confirmed by the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works, with the agency also noting historic accumulations in Samangan province, as well as heavy snow in the Salang area:
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