A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster management ministry spokesman said on Monday. Earth, snow and rubble swept through the village of Nakre in the Tatin valley of Nuristan overnight on Sunday. \u201cAs a result of the landslide, some 25 people have been killed and eight injured,\u201d spokesman Janan Sayeq said in a video clip shared with media. Nuristan province, which borders Pakistan, is mostly covered by mountainous forests and hugs the southern end of the Hindu Kush mountain range. Provincial officials said snow has also hampered rescue efforts. \u201cDue to clouds and rain, the helicopter cannot land in Nuristan,\u201d said Mohammad Nabi Adel, the head of public works in the province. Adel said snow had blocked one of the main roads into the province, making \u201cthe rescue operation difficult.\u201d Around 20 houses were destroyed or heavily damaged, the provincial head of information and culture Jamiullah Hashimi told reporters. Snow continued to fall as rescuers tried to dig people out of the rubble, Hashimi said, noting that the efforts were hampered not only by weather but lack of equipment in the remote area. \u201cModern equipment, tools, and facilities are not available for the rescue operation,\u201d he said. Rescuers relied on shovels, axes and other hand tools to dig through the earth and rubble to retrieve the dead. Large boulders also fell in the landslide and had to be blasted with explosives to make way for the rescuers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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