15 residential houses destroyed after mountain slide in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

Local officials of the interim government in Badakhshan province report that a mountain slide in the Raghistan district has led to the destruction of 15 residential houses.

Hikmatullah Mohammadi, the information officer of the Badakhshan province, stated in a newsletter that the incident occurred around 8 p.m. last night, Tuesday, May 21 in the areas of Rowinch and Khifch in this district.

According to officials, 26 other houses are threatened with collapse as a result of this event.