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At least 2 killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pass landslide

 Published: 06:45, 18 April 2023

At least 2 killed in Pakistan's Khyber Pass landslide

A landslide during a thunder and lightning storm on the main road through northwest Pakistan's Khyber Pass buried more than 20 trucks on Tuesday, killing at least two people, with dozens more feared trapped, officials said.

'Twenty to twenty five containers are buried in the wreckage,' Abdul Nasir Khan, deputy commissioner of the Khyber district, said. 'The wreckage is quite extensive and our rescue operation is continuing with heavy machinery.'

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