FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Two miners have been rescued after remaining trapped under rubble of landslide for 61 hours in Yawan district of northeastern Badakhshan province.
A number of people were trapped inside a gold mine due to a landslide on Thursday afternoon in Khairabad village of Manzil Dasht area of Yawan district.
Muazuddin Ahmadi, Director of Information and Culture of Badakhshan, said two of the trapped miners were rescued after 61 hours.
He said the rescued individuals had been taken to hospital in Faizabad, the provincial capital, for treatment.
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