Unable to bear the extreme cold, 70 Afghans and 70,000 cattle have died, according to foreign media.
According to a statement issued by the Afghan Disaster Management Department, Afghan people and cattle have been killed in the past two weeks. It is also said that the extreme cold that affected Afghanistan has created a humanitarian tragedy.
It is said that the temperature in many provinces of Afghanistan has decreased by 33 degrees Celsius. Ghor Province has been most affected by extreme cold.
This is also said to be the coldest weather condition to affect Afghanistan in recent history. Local food production activities have also been affected by extreme cold. The Afghan Meteorological Department has said that the severe cold weather will continue for several more weeks. (AFP)
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