5 killed as landslide hits vehicle in Skardu

At least five people were killed after their vehicle was struck by a landslide near Rondo Malupa in Skardu on Sunday afternoon, The Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

Pakistan is one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. This year, it recorded its wettest April since 1961, with 59.3 mm of rainfall, causing at least 144 deaths from thunderstorms, house collapses, and landslides, mostly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

“The ill-fated vehicle was travelling from Skardu to...