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8 injured, scores missing after massive landslide hits Northwestern Pakistan

18 Apr 2023 02:57pm
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ISLAMABAD - Eight people were injured and scores of others are missing under the rubbles following a massive landslide at the Torkham border in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, rescue sources said.

The incident occurred at about 3.50 am local time. The landslide was triggered by lightning amid rain at the border area near Afghanistan, sources from the state-owned Rescue 1122 told Xinhua.

"It was a massive landslide, and part of a mountain caved in when the lightning struck it, burying dozens of trucks waiting to cross the border," the sources added.

Earlier in a statement, Rescue 1122 said that several vehicles caught fire after the landslide, adding that initially three ambulances from the nearby camp of the rescue organisation were despatched to the site.

The statement said that judging from the magnitude of the incident, ambulances and firefighters from other parts of the province have also been called in.
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About 60 rescue workers are taking part in the operation, and all resources are being used to recover the trapped people from the rubbles, the statement added - BERNAMA
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