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At least 31 people have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, police officials have said. | |
The worst landslide happened in the village of Doba Syedan where at least 21 people died. | |
It has been raining in the region for the past two days, local people say. | It has been raining in the region for the past two days, local people say. |
Many survivors of the October 2005 earthquake, which killed more than 80,000 people, are living in temporary shelters in the area. | Many survivors of the October 2005 earthquake, which killed more than 80,000 people, are living in temporary shelters in the area. |
Police say 10 people were feared killed when a house collapsed in a village south of the regional capital, Muzaffarabad. | |
The Associated Press quoted the local police as saying that more than 20 people are missing after the landslides. | The Associated Press quoted the local police as saying that more than 20 people are missing after the landslides. |
One police official said teams are carrying out rescue work in the area but that only two bodies have been recovered so far. | |
Some of the people killed in these mudslides were reportedly survivors of the devastating 2005 quake. | Some of the people killed in these mudslides were reportedly survivors of the devastating 2005 quake. |
"It is very unfortunate. These are the people who were worst hit in the earthquake," police spokesman Javed Ahmed told the AFP news agency. | "It is very unfortunate. These are the people who were worst hit in the earthquake," police spokesman Javed Ahmed told the AFP news agency. |