Afghan-Pakistani border landslide toll hits 8

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 23, 2023 12:24 am

LANDI KOTAL, Pakistan: The death toll from a massive landslide earlier this week that buried a fleet of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan into Afghanistan has risen to eight, officials said on Saturday.

Tuesday's predawn landslide hit the Torkham border post, the busiest trade and transit point between the two South Asian countries, as more than 100 trucks were waiting to cross.

SOMBER RECOVERY Rescue workers carry a dead body following a landslide near the Torkham border town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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