Afghan official says 2,000 missing after landslide
By AMIR SHAH 1 hour ago
Map locates Badakhshan, Afghanistan.
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KABUL,
Afghanistan (AP) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried a
village Friday in northeastern Afghanistan, leaving as many as 2,000
people missing, a top official said.
Badakhshan
province Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb said more than 2,000 people were
missing after a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik. Adeeb said
the landslide buried some 300 homes in the area — about a third of all
houses there.
The governor said rescue crews were working but didn't have enough equipment, appealing for shovels.
"It's physically impossible right now," Adeeb said. "We don't have enough shovels; we need more machinery."
He said authorities evacuated a nearby village over concerns about further landslides.
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