Massive landslide buries trucks in northwestern Pakistan



PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A massive landslide struck a key highway in northwestern Pakistan near the border town of Torkham before dawn Tuesday, burying several trucks and injuring some people, police and rescue officials said.

Police official Ishrat Khan said dozens of firefighters and rescuers were trying to save truck drivers and other people hit by the landslide, near the Afghan border. Officials said the landslide was triggered by lightning amid rain.



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