2023 Torkham landslide

2023 Torkham landslide
Duration18 April 2023
LocationTorkham, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
CauseThunder and lightning storm
Deaths7[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]

  1. ^ "Torkham landslide death toll reaches five as two more bodies retrieved". 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "طورخم میں لینڈ سلائیڈنگ سے دو افراد جاں بحق، کئی ٹرک دب گئے۔" (in Urdu). 2023-04-19.
  3. ^ "Two killed as landslide near Torkham border buries over 20 trucks".