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2010 Salang avalanches

2010 CE · Afghanistan, Asia · Disaster

2010 Salang avalanches
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The 2010 Salang avalanches consisted of a series of at least 36 avalanches that struck the southern approach to the Salang Tunnel, north of Kabul. They were caused by an unusually intense snowstorm traveling through the Hindu Kush mountains.

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