Pakistan
Huge landslide in northwest Pakistan kills two, buries vehicles
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A large landslide in northwestern Pakistan has killed at the least human beings, wounded 8 others and buried numerous vehicles, in keeping with officers.
The landslide passed off early on Tuesday close to Torkham, a key border crossing among Pakistan and Afghanistan withinside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Rescue officers have been knowledgeable of a landslide earlier than sunrise close to Torkham border after rain and thunderstorm, which buried many vans and containers,” Bilal Faizi, spokesman for the Rescue 1122 provider withinside the province, informed Al Jazeera.
“We have up to now recovered lifeless human beings at the same time as there have been 8 injured, of which 4 were despatched to hospital,” he added.
Faizi stated government have released a seek operation to search for human beings trapped beneathneath the landslide. He stated there will be extra than 20 vehicles, consisting of big vans, beneathneath the rubble.
“This isn’t a small landslide that may be wiped clean up quickly. We have extra than 60 human beings operating right here to dispose of the rubble. It`s like a whole mountain has collapsed,” he stated.
The Torkham crossing turned into closed for extra than per week in February this yr because of tensions among Pakistani and Afghanistani government following clashes alongside the border.
