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Many die in Pakistan landslides | Many die in Pakistan landslides |
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At least 16 people have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, officials say. | |
The worst landslide happened in the village of Doba Syedan where at least six people died. | |
At least 21 others are trapped under debris in the village, officials 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. |
A military spokesman told the BBC that an army relief team had recovered four more bodies from the village of Syedan. Two had been pulled out earlier. | |
Earlier reports had put the death toll much higher. | |
'Very unfortunate' | |
Meanwhile, 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 were missing after the landslides. | |
One police official said teams were carrying out rescue work in the area but that only two bodies had 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. |