FAZIABAD (Pajhwok): Three people were killed and a fourth injured in a landslide incident in northeastern Badakhshan province on Monday, an official said.
Information and Culture Department head Hekmatullah Mohammadi told Pajhwok Afghan News the early morning incident took place in Patab village in Yawan district.
He said: “Three workers, Naqibullah, Shamsullah, and Samiullah, died and another person, Syed Omar, was injured in the incident and he is receiving treatment”.
According to him, efforts are underway to investigate the incident thoroughly.
Yawan District of Badakhshan is one of the mountainous regions where natural disasters such as landslides, avalanches and floods occur every year.
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