Avalanches have killed at least 14 people in a mountainous region of northeastern Afghanistan.

Authorities said Tuesday that heavy snowfall has also blocked roads in Badakhshan province, making many districts inaccessible.

Rescue teams were working to get to stranded residents.

Heavy snowfall and avalanches are common during Afghanistan's harsh winters.

In 2010, avalanches killed more than 150 people near the high-altitude Salang Pass through the Hindu Kush mountains that connects the Afghan capital, Kabul, with the north.