Officials say a massive landslide triggered by lightning amid rain has struck a key highway near the Torkham border town in northwestern Pakistan, burying several trucks and killing at least two people.
near the border town of Torkham before dawn Tuesday, burying two dozen trucks and killing at least two people, officials said.Police official Ishrat Khan said dozens of firefighters and rescuers were trying to save truck drivers and other people hit by the landslide near the Afghan border. Officials said the landslide was triggered by lightning amid rain.Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.The injured were being transported to a nearby hospital, Khan added.
Bilal Faizi, a spokesman for a state-run rescue service, said two bodies were pulled out and eight people were also injured. “Rescuers are very careful because there is a possibility of another landslide but they are risking their lives to pull out those feared trapped,” he said.
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