KABUL, February 20 (Online) : Hungry wolves, driven by the freezing cold in the mountains, are invading Afghanistan's villages and have devoured four people in the last two weeks, the official Bakhter News Agency (BNA) reported.
Due to heavy snowfall, wild animals from the mountains are heading towards villages and there have been several reports of hungry wolves attacking people, raising fears of rabies.
"So far, four people have been killed and eaten by wolves and 22 people bitten" in Paktia province bordering Pakistan, where heavy cold and snow have also claimed 80 lives, BNA said.
The deaths of men, women and children were reported from Janikhail, Shahikot, Samkhanai, Arma, Sayed Karam, Ahmad Khail, Zormat, Zadran and Aryub areas.
Over 460 head of cattle also perished in the freezing cold and for want of fodder.
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