A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried a village in northeastern Afghanistan today (May 2, 2014), killing at least 350 people, according to a UN official, the USA Today website reports.
Ari Gaitanis -- from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan -- says the UN is working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped.
According to Badakshan Provincial police chief, Fazluddin Hayar, as many as 2,000 people are missing and dozens more are trapped under rocks.
The landslide occurred at about 1 p.m. today when a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Bank, said Badakshan province Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb. More than 300 homes -- about a third of all the dwellings there -- have been buried, he said.
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