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on 16 January 2009. At least ten people were killed and twelve vehicles and machinery used to clear the road of snow were swept away when the avalanche struck a highway. Forty people were rescued, eleven of whom were injured by the avalanches. The avalanches struck the
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mountains, at an altitude of 4,450 metres (14,600 ft). Searchers spent the next two days and beyond locating the victims.
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Salang Tunnel is located in Afghanistan
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Salang tunnel
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"Afghanistan avalanches kill 10"
The Belfast Telegraph
"Avalanches kill at least 10 in Afghanistan: official"
Reuters
"Afghanistan avalanches kill 10"
Irish Independent
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