Landslide at Shiite shrine in Iraq kills eight

Emergency services and rescue workers are seen at Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine near Karbala, Iraq, on Sunday August 21 2022 (Anmar Khalil/AP)

A landslide collapsed the ceiling of a Shiite shrine in central Iraq and killed at least eight people, including a child, officials said.

It comes as rescuers continue to search for survivors.