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KP: Mudslide in Upper Dir claims 12 lives including 9 children

Muslide in Upper Dir

Upper Dir: A mudslide in Patrak — in the district of Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — struck a house, claiming lives of at least 12 family members.

Last night, the intense downpour caused a mudslide in Maidan Tehsil of Upper Dir district.

As a result, the house of Mr. Nawshad s/o Wali Muhammad collapsed leaving 12 members of the same family dead under the rubble.

The incident struck the neighborhood with grief over the tragedy that left 12 dead including 9 children, 2 women and 1 man.

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Dozens still missing two months after S.Africa’s worst floods

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At least five dead in South Africa floods, mudslides

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Death toll arises to 56 as copious rain hits Kenya

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