12 killed in landslide in NW Pakistan
All bodies were recovered from debris, and rescue work was still underway to clear the area from the rubbles of the landslide.
ISLAMABAD: Twelve people were killed when a landslide hit a house in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday morning, rescue teams said.
The accident happened in Upper Dir district where heavy monsoon rains have been pouring for the last few days, Rescue 1122, the state-run rescue organization, said in a statement.
The deceased, including three women, six kids and three men, were members of the same family who were sleeping inside the house when the calamity hit, the statement added.
All bodies were recovered from debris, and rescue work was still underway to clear the area from the rubbles of the landslide.
Parts of Pakistan are currently facing torrential rains, leading to flash floods, urban flooding and landslides in several districts.
-Xinhua
