Kashmir News

At least 62 people have been killed and more are missing after avalanches and landslides hit Pakistan-administered Kashmir over the past three days.

The region's Neelum Valley was particularly hard hit, with many people left cut off from help.While the area is prone to weather disasters, the current toll is one of the deadlist in recent history. The harsh weather has also killed dozens in other parts of Pakistan, and in India and Afghanistan.

Neelum Valley was the worst-hit area, with 62 people killed the several missing.In Balochistan province, officials put the death toll at 20 including 12 women and 7 children.

Eight people have also died in Jammu & Kashmir, according to local media.In Afghanistan, the officials toll stands at 24 dead and 40 wounded over the past three weeks, with most of the casualties occurring over the past three days.

The worst-affected provinces in the country include Helmand, Kandahar, Herat and Kabul.Across Neelum Velley, at least 59 people have been killed and over 40 injured by both avalanches and landslides.

More than 100 houses have been destroyed or damaged.Police say most routes to access the Velley are blocked, so rescue teams cannot get it.Neelum Valley is a narrow crescent-shaped Valley that runs some 130km (81 miles) from end to end, surrounded on both sides by tall mountains.Animals have been also killed but many rescued by local people.