Glimpses of landsliding near the Torkham border
TORKHAM/ISLAMABAD: A landslide near Torkham border buried about 20 trucks along with some of the drivers and helpers. The landsliding mishap occurred in the Pakistani border town close to Torkham border point.
Two casualties have been reported today while a rescue operation was going on there to save people buried under the landsliding.
A thunder and lightning storm on the main road of Khyber Pass near the Torkham border led to landsliding on Tuesday morning, officials said.
“Twenty to twenty-five containers are buried in the wreckage,” Abdul Nasir Khan, deputy commissioner of the Khyber district told media.
“The wreckage is quite extensive and rescue efforts are continuing with heavy machinery.”
