Coldest winter in decades kills hundreds across Asia

AP , KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Thursday, Feb 24, 2005,Page 5

Freezing temperatures, avalanches and food shortages brought on by the coldest winter in years have killed hundreds of people in the mountainous regions of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

India reported 186 deaths in just the past week in its portion of Kashmir, while Pakistan says 346 have died in mountainous regions so far this season. Although Afghanistan has no firm toll, the Red Cross has put it at 260 and a foreign diplomat feared it could be in the thousands.

Supplies

Helicopters have been dropping food, blankets and other emergency supplies on remote villages across the snow-covered region, where many roads have been blocked by the snow.

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I should count my blessings. Harsh winters are hard both physically and mentally. I hope the weather eases for them soon.