Duration | 18 April 2023 |
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Location | Torkham, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Cause | Thunder and lightning storm |
Deaths | 7[1] |
Missing | "dozens" |
On 18 April 2023, a landslide occurred in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. A thunder and lightning storm that occurred caused the landslip, which buried more than 20 trucks and resulted in at least seven fatalities (including two Afghan nationals)[2] and dozens more who are thought to be trapped. A crucial border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Torkham crossing, was shut down as a result of the event.[3]