Other hard-hit areas were concentrated in eastern Afghanistan, with 36 deaths in Badakhshan province in the northeast, 5 in Baghlan, 5 in Parwan and 12 in Nuristan and Kunar provinces combined. By the end of March, the areas affected by heavy snow, avalanches or landslides totalled 69 districts in 17 provinces, with 2,701 houses damaged or destroyed and 2,983 families affected.
