126 people were killed and more than 50 homes were totally or partially destroyed as a result of a severe cold wave that hit separate and large areas in Afghanistan, and the temperature dropped to less than 30 degrees below zero, in the coldest winter the country has experienced in more than 10 years, according to the Afghan government.
UN reports said that more than 28 million people are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, as Afghanistan is one of the countries in the world that has the most decline in the indicators of humanitarian and living conditions.
A spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority, Shafiullah Rahimi, said more than 50 homes were totally or partially destroyed, and 70,000 animals died.
He added that an outbreak of a respiratory disease had claimed the lives of 21 people in the Pamir region of Badakhshan province, and there were also reports of families dying from inhalation of gas fumes.
During the cold season, respiratory diseases increase annually, especially among children, but this winter was unprecedentedly cold, and more Afghans are suffering economically.
The Ministry of Health said on Monday that about 5,000 children were transferred to the hospital within a week.
According to the Meteorological Department of Afghanistan, the lowest temperature was recorded this month, reaching -34 degrees Celsius, in Jor province (center of the country).
The population of the capital, Kabul - who has a population of 5.5 million people - suffers from power outages, as Uzbekistan suspended electricity exports to Afghanistan.
According to the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan and government sources, 97% of the population of Afghanistan lives below the poverty line, while the number of people displaced by recent floods and earthquakes has reached 3 million across the country, including about 10,000 people living in the capital, Kabul, and 79% are in need. From Afghans to homes.