2,000 missing in Afghan landslide

A landslide triggered by heavy rain buried large sections of a remote Afghan village today, killing at least 350 people and leaving more than 2,000 missing.

2,000 missing in Afghan landslide
Fri, 02 May, 2014 - 22:09

A landslide triggered by heavy rain buried large sections of a remote Afghan village today, killing at least 350 people and leaving more than 2,000 missing.

The governor appealed for shovels to help dig through the mass of mud that flattened every home in its path.

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