Severe winter weather has struck parts of
Afghanistan and
Pakistan, with heavy snowfall, rains and flash floods that left at least 43 dead, officials said Monday as authorities struggled to clear and reopen highways and evacuate people to safer places.
In Pakistan, where 25 people were reported killed, much of the damage struck southwestern Baluchistan province.
Imran Zarkon, chief of provincial disaster management, said 14 died there in the past 24 hours, mainly when roofs collapsed amid heavy snowfall.