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12 of family, mostly kids, killed in Pakistan mudslide
Updated On: 31 August, 2024 07:35 AM IST | Peshawar | Agencies
Two women, one man and nine children were killed in the incident, the Dawn newspaper quoted an official as saying
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A man gathers belongings from his partially submerged tent. Pic/AFP
At least 12 members of a family, including nine children, were killed when a massive landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, officials said. The tragic incident took place in the Maidan area of Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
The law enforcers said all 12 bodies have been retrieved from the debris and sent to the hospital for medico-legal formalities. Two women, one man and nine children were killed in the incident, the Dawn newspaper quoted an official as saying.
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