Deadly Avalanches Sweep Northeastern Afghanistan

Residents of Bazarak district in Panjshir Province walk down a mountainside after searching for avalanche victims.

Afghan authorities clear a road as part of rescue efforts. Heavy snow blocking traffic on the roads has made it difficult for rescue workers to reach the affected villages.

Afghan police remove bodies recovered from the site of an avalanche.

An avalanche survivor receives medical treatment at a hospital in the Panjshir Valley.

Workers try to clear snow from a blocked road.

Men push a car through the snow near the site of an avalanche.