More than 2,000 believed trapped under landslide in Afghanistan
- 10 years ago
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In this remote mountain area of northern Afghanistan, a village should be here.
The village, and more than 2,000 of its inhabitants, are reportedly trapped under the earth, after a landslide on Friday.
It crushed hundreds of houses and damaged hundreds more, a police official said.
The landslide happened as villagers were trying to recover their belongings follwoing a smaller slide that crashed into the village a few hours before.
No one was reportedly hurt in that slide, but then the second deadly one hit.
From Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his concern, and offered American support, to Afghanistan.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYING:
"We are seeing reports of a devastating landslide on top of recent floods. Many people are reported missing. Rescue efforts are on their way. Just as the United States has stood with the people of Afghanistan through a difficult decade, we stand read
In this remote mountain area of northern Afghanistan, a village should be here.
The village, and more than 2,000 of its inhabitants, are reportedly trapped under the earth, after a landslide on Friday.
It crushed hundreds of houses and damaged hundreds more, a police official said.
The landslide happened as villagers were trying to recover their belongings follwoing a smaller slide that crashed into the village a few hours before.
No one was reportedly hurt in that slide, but then the second deadly one hit.
From Washington, U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his concern, and offered American support, to Afghanistan.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYING:
"We are seeing reports of a devastating landslide on top of recent floods. Many people are reported missing. Rescue efforts are on their way. Just as the United States has stood with the people of Afghanistan through a difficult decade, we stand read