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Kabulis brave coldest night as mercury hits -15C
KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan Meteorological Authority (AMA) officials on
Tuesday said that Monday night was the coldest when temperatures
plunged to minus 15 degrees Celsius, the lowest-ever for the last 15 years,
in the capital Kabul.
The AMA head Abdul Qadir told Pajhwok Afghan News, the cold weather
would continue to persist for another week.
The chilly weather created several problems for Kabul residents,
particularly those living in shelter camps on the city’s outskirts.
A large number of families displaced by the conflict and natural disasters
had taken refuge in their makeshift arrangements outside Kabul in the
Bagrami, Shah Shahid, Chaman-i-Hozori, Parwan-i-Du, Chara-i-Qambar and
other areas.
Most of the displaced families belong to southern Helmand, Zabul, Kandahar
and Uruzgan provinces, while some had returned from neighbouring
Pakistan and Iran.
"We are living in freezing conditions in our tent. We have no fuel to warm
the ten," Najila, 8, a refugee living in Parwan-i-Du area, told Pajhwok
Afghan News. Three of her sisters fell ill due to their exposure to harsh
weather conditions.
According to Juma Khan, 30, a resident in Chara-i-Qambar area, as many
as 14 children and an elderly woman had died due to the unbearable cold
waves. The recent snowfall had even destroyed some tents in the camp,
he said.
Although some businessmen had provided assistances to the residents, the
displaced families said the aid was inadequate.
The snow had claimed 71 lives across the country so far, with another 34
people sustaining injuries, reports say.
The snowfalls have also blocked several roads in a number of provinces.
The officials at the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation, however, reject
reports that 14 people had died of severe cold in the shelter camps.
http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2012/02/07...rcury-hits-15c
According to my uncle:
I have friends in Kabul who say it was even colder than -17.
Walah der bad yakh dey, khudai de dey wosoti.
KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan Meteorological Authority (AMA) officials on
Tuesday said that Monday night was the coldest when temperatures
plunged to minus 15 degrees Celsius, the lowest-ever for the last 15 years,
in the capital Kabul.
The AMA head Abdul Qadir told Pajhwok Afghan News, the cold weather
would continue to persist for another week.
The chilly weather created several problems for Kabul residents,
particularly those living in shelter camps on the city’s outskirts.
A large number of families displaced by the conflict and natural disasters
had taken refuge in their makeshift arrangements outside Kabul in the
Bagrami, Shah Shahid, Chaman-i-Hozori, Parwan-i-Du, Chara-i-Qambar and
other areas.
Most of the displaced families belong to southern Helmand, Zabul, Kandahar
and Uruzgan provinces, while some had returned from neighbouring
Pakistan and Iran.
"We are living in freezing conditions in our tent. We have no fuel to warm
the ten," Najila, 8, a refugee living in Parwan-i-Du area, told Pajhwok
Afghan News. Three of her sisters fell ill due to their exposure to harsh
weather conditions.
According to Juma Khan, 30, a resident in Chara-i-Qambar area, as many
as 14 children and an elderly woman had died due to the unbearable cold
waves. The recent snowfall had even destroyed some tents in the camp,
he said.
Although some businessmen had provided assistances to the residents, the
displaced families said the aid was inadequate.
The snow had claimed 71 lives across the country so far, with another 34
people sustaining injuries, reports say.
The snowfalls have also blocked several roads in a number of provinces.
The officials at the Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation, however, reject
reports that 14 people had died of severe cold in the shelter camps.
http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2012/02/07...rcury-hits-15c
According to my uncle:
I have friends in Kabul who say it was even colder than -17.
Walah der bad yakh dey, khudai de dey wosoti.
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