10 dead, hundreds of houses destroyed in Afghan landslide: Officials

AFP  |  Kabul 

At least 10 people were killed and hundreds of homes destroyed in northeastern after melting snow triggered a landslide, officials said today.

A mountain lake in Panjshir, a province known for its snowcapped peaks north of Kabul, overflowed and caused a landslide, Omar Mohammadi, for the disaster management ministry, told AFP.

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First Published: Thu, July 12 2018. 13:45 IST