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25 killed in Afg landslide caused by snow: disaster ministry
GreenWatch Desk
Disasters
2024-02-19, 3:30pm
(BSS) - A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesman said Monday, raising an earlier toll.
"As a result of the landslide, some 25 people have been killed and eight injured," Janan Sayeq said in a video clip shared with media, adding to AFP that the death toll could rise.