17 avalanches were triggered by heavy winds and rain began at the southern approached the Salang Pass in the Hindu Kush Mountain range and buried more than 2 miles of highway, killing nearly 172 individuals. The avalanche entombed many cars, turning vehicles into icy coffins, and also shoved others into the mouths of death in the deep gorge below. A large number of cars were also trapped in the nearby two-mile-long tunnel that connects Kabul with northern Afghanistan.
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