US EditionMassive mudslide kills 7 volunteers repairing flood damage in northern Pakistan
GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN, AUG 11 – Seven volunteers died and six were injured in a landslide caused by heavy rains while repairing flood-damaged water channels, officials said the flood volume was highest since 2018.
- A mudslide in Danyor, Pakistan, killed seven volunteers repairing a drainage channel early Monday, according to regional government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq.
- Three others were injured and transported to a hospital after the mudslide.
- The local police chief, Hassan Ali, noted that evacuations took place, with essential food provided to those displaced by the floods.
- Chief Minister Gulbar Khan honored the deceased, calling them 'heroes who sacrificed their lives for the community' in a statement.
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A group of volunteers wanted to repair a drainage channel, then the earth was moving in the Pakistani region of Gilgit-Baltistan. The number of deaths during this monsoon period thus increases to more than 300.
Nine volunteers killed in landslide; floods cut off parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Nine volunteers were killed and three others injured when a landslide buried them during restoration of a flood-damaged water channel in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit region, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday night in Danyor Nullah when a mass of earth collapsed on the workers, trapping several under the debris, police said. An emergency was declared in local hospitals as rescue operations were launched with the help…
Seven people have died in mudslides in northern Pakistan. They were volunteers trying to restore water supply. Three others were injured, authorities reported. The mudslide reached the town of Danyor in the northern mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan early this morning. Rescue workers spent hours recovering bodies from the rubble and transporting the injured to the hospital. The deceased volunteers were unblocking a drainage canal that had b…
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