Rescue teams worked into a fourth day of searching for victims of avalanches in north-eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said. At least 184 bodies had been found so far in different areas of Panjsher province, dpa quoted provincial police chief Abdul Aziz Ghairat as saying. "The rescue teams are continuing their mission to find the victims and to rescue people who are trapped," Ghairat said. "Still many more are under the snow and the death toll could rise." At least 233 people were killed by avalanches in different provinces of Afghanistan this week after heavy snowfall. Avalanches killed 25 people in Badakhshan province, 13 in Parwan, three in Baghlan, four in Badghis and four in Bamiyan, according to authorities.
