Afghanistan landslide: Hundreds feared dead, thousands trapped under mud
Video footage shows the aftermath of a devastating landslide in Afghanistan earlier today. Report by Claire Lomas.
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May 2, 2014 - Image (made from AP video) shows people searching for survivors after a massive landslide buried a village in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan, which Afghan and U.N. officials say left hundreds dead and hundreds more missing.AP
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KABUL, Afghanistan A landslide triggered by heavy rain buried large sections of a remote northeastern Afghan village on Friday, killing at least 350 people and leaving more than 2,000 missing. Villagers looked on helplessly and the governor appealed for shovels to help dig through the mass of mud that flattened every home in its path.
The mountainous area in Badakhshan province has experienced days of heavy rain and flooding, and the side of a cliff collapsed onto the village of Hobo Barik around midday. Landslides and avalanches are frequent in Afghanistan, but Friday's was one of the deadliest.
Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb said more than 2,000 people were missing after the landslide buried some 300 homes -- about a third of all the houses in the area.
At least 350 people were confirmed dead, according to Ari Gaitanis, a spokesman from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He said the U.N. was working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped.
The governor said rescue crews were working but didn't have enough equipment.
"It's physically impossible right now," Adeeb said. "We don't have enough shovels; we need more machinery."
Badakhshan provincial police chief, Maj. Gen. Faziluddin Hayar said rescuers had pulled seven survivors and three bodies from the mounds of mud and earth but held out little hope that more survivors would be found.
"Now we can only help the displaced people. Those trapped under the landslide and who have lost lives, it is impossible to do anything for them," Hayar said.
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Afghanistan landslide:Badakhshan province governor said more than 2,000 people were missingafter a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain, buryingsome 300 homes in the area about a third of all houses there.
A landslide buried a village Friday in northeasternAfghanistan, leaving at least 350 people dead and hundreds missing, said Afghan and U.N. officials.
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Badakhshan province Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb said more than 2,000 people were missing after a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain. Adeeb said the landslide buried some 300 homes in the area about a third of all houses there.
Ari Gaitanis, a spokesman from the United Nations Assistance Mission inAfghanistan, said at least 350 people died in the landslide. He said the U.N. is working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped.
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.
Provincial police chief Faziluddin Hayar said the landslide happened about 1 p.m. Friday.
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Afghanistan: landslide kills at least 350 people and hundreds still trapped
Afghanistan landslide:Badakhshan province governor said more than 2,000 people were missingafter a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain, buryingsome 300 homes in the area about a third of all houses there.
A landslide buried a village Friday in northeasternAfghanistan, leaving at least 350 people dead and hundreds missing, said Afghan and U.N. officials.
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Badakhshan province Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb said more than 2,000 people were missing after a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain. Adeeb said the landslide buried some 300 homes in the area about a third of all houses there.
Ari Gaitanis, a spokesman from the United Nations Assistance Mission inAfghanistan, said at least 350 people died in the landslide. He said the U.N. is working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped.
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.
Provincial police chief Faziluddin Hayar said the landslide happened about 1 p.m. Friday.
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