Landslide kills 7 Pakistani villagers, 8 missing

By SPA,

Gilgit, Pakistan : A landslide triggered by torrential rain killed seven people and soldiers were searching for eight others buried under the rubble of their homes in a mountain village in northern Pakistan, police said on Wednesday.


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The accident happened late Tuesday in Hilalabad village, about 110 km (70 miles) east of Gilgit, the capital of the country’s Northern Areas.

“Soldiers have been sent to the village, ” police officer in area, Mohammad Qayyum, told Reuters. “Eight villagers are still missing and many are without shelters.”

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