Land is buried in 31 Pakistani people

At least 31 people were killed when heavy rains caused landslides, burying three houses in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Ten members of a family in Bagh town died when their home collapsed in a disaster. According to Major Farooq Nasir - Pakistani military spokesman was stationed in the Muzaffarabad region, another landslide in the village of Doba Sayedan, in the distant Himalayas, buried at least 21 local residents.

The villagers took 15 wounded people out of the rubble and were trying to dig, searching for seven other victims allegedly trapped under the layers of rock.

Doba Sayedan ​​Village is located in the middle of a hilly area that once suffered a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in 2005. A terrible seismic nearly 2 years ago claimed more than 80,000 lives and pushed more than 3 million others into the scene " the sky is shining ". The majority of these victims are still clinging to temporary refugee camps. Authorities said that this was the cause of the increase in casualties and landslide damage as the rain continued to fall like water from the beginning of the week.

Local residents are trying to save a man
in front of flood water in Bagh village, Pakistan (Photo: VNN)

Liaqat police official said a rescue team of security forces was sent to Doba Sayedan ​​on March 20. However, they still have not reached this village because of other landslides that block the roads.

Major Nasir added that the army dispatched troops to march to Doba Sayedan ​​to support disaster recovery. According to Nasir, a military helicopter will also be sent to help evacuate the injured victims if the weather conditions improve.

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