KABUL — The dying toll from a hearth in Afghanistan’s landmark alpine Salang tunnel rose to 31, a well being ministry spokesman mentioned on Monday.
Thirty-seven folks have been additionally injured within the accident in Salang Tunnel, situated about 90 kilometers north of Kabul, in line with Sharafat Zaman, spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health.
A hearth, which the Ministry of Public Works mentioned was brought on by a gas truck overturning, had torn via the tunnel on Saturday night. The dying toll was initially put at 12 after the fireplace was extinguished on Sunday, although officers had warned it might rise.
The tunnel remained closed to site visitors on Monday and a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Works mentioned they’d attempt to open it on Tuesday.
The 2.6-kilometer-long Soviet-built tunnel is a historic engineering feat that hyperlinks Kabul and Afghanistan’s north, connecting the Indian subcontinent to Central Asia via a treacherous mountain go at 3,400 meters. — Reuters
