(4 May 2014) An Afghan official said authorities were trying to help 700 families who had to flee their homes when a landslide on Friday buried a large swathe of their village.
The Minister for Rural Rehabilitation, Wais Ahmad Barmak, said the whole village of Abi Barik in Badakhshan province has been evacuated due to the threat of more landslides.
He said they have identified 250 people who died and estimated that 300 houses were buried under tons of mud, but officials don't know how many people were home at the time.
Village resident Abdul Rahman was able to rescue his wounded son but 12 of his relatives died.
"I want the government to come and remove the bodies of our people," he said.
Gul Bigum lost seven members of her family and said she was desperately worried about what would happen to the survivors.
"My child will die from hunger, we have nothing left, we live in a desert," she said.
President Hamid Karzai designated Sunday as a national day of mourning for the hundreds of people who died.


Find out more about AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]
Twitter: [ Ссылка ]
Facebook: [ Ссылка ] ​​
Instagram: [ Ссылка ]


You can license this story through AP Archive: [ Ссылка ]

свернуть