Mudslide Buries More Than 350 in Afghan Village
A landslide covered a village in Afghanistan, reportedly killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing.
A mudslide overwhelmed a village in Afghanistan on Friday, killing more than 350 people, according to United Nations officials.
Thousands more are still missing, buried in the mudslide that struck the village, variously reported as Aab Barik or Hargu, in the Argo District of the remote Badakhshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan, near the border with Tajikistan.
"The foremost priority at the moment is saving as many lives as possible of those still beneath the rubble," said Mark Bowden, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, in a statement.
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