At least 10 dead, hundreds of houses destroyed in Afghan landslide

Rokha District : At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of homes destroyed in northeastern Afghanistan landslide on Thursday.

Melting snow in the mountains of Panjshir, a province north of Kabul known for its snowcapped peaks, had flooded a lake, sending water and mud cascading over villages below, the disaster management ministry and local officials said.

At least 10 villages had been “badly affected” with hundreds of homes, shops and cars destroyed, the Panjshir governor’s office said in a statement.

The torrent of water and mud had caused the Panjshir River, which snakes through the valley, to burst its banks.