KABUL, Feb 19 (NNN-ANA) – At least 25 people were killed and 10 others injured, as a landslide struck a village in the Norgaram district of east Afghanistan’s Nuristan province yesterday, district Governor, Qari Habibullah Sabir, said today.
The disaster took place in the wake of heavy rain and snow in the Tatin Dara area of Norgaram district, late last night, the official said, adding, women and children are among the victims.
Rescue operations have been continuing, the official said.
At least 20 houses were also destroyed or badly damaged due to the landslide.
Confirming the incident, spokesman for national disaster authority, Mullah Janan Saeq, said that, the number of casualties would increase.
Parts of Afghanistan, including the capital city, Kabul, have been receiving rain and snowfall since yesterday afternoon.– NNN-ANA
