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UN says at least 350 dead in Afghan landslide

KABUL - A United Nations spokesman said Friday at least 350 people have died in a landslide in a remote area in northeastern Afghanistan.

 

Ari Gaitanis, from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, said the UN is working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped.

 

Badakhshan province, where Friday's landslide occurred, is nestled in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges and bordering China. (AP)

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.02.14, 19:38