25 killed in Afghanistan landslide caused by snow: Disaster ministry

South Asia

BSS/AFP
19 February, 2024, 01:15 pm
Last modified: 19 February, 2024, 03:31 pm

A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesman said Monday, raising an earlier toll. 

"As a result of the landslide, some 25 people have been killed and eight injured," Janan Sayeq said in a video clip shared with media, adding to AFP that the death toll could rise.
 

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