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In Pictures: How landslide buried trucks at Torkham border crossing

The road remained blocked on Tuesday
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18 Apr, 2023
Pakistan
People gather next to wrecked trucks following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. - At least two people were killed and eight injured in a massive pre-dawn landslide that buried dozens of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan, officials said on April 18. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
People gather next to wrecked trucks following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. - At least two people were killed and eight injured in a massive pre-dawn landslide that buried dozens of trucks waiting to cross from Pakistan to Afghanistan, officials said on April 18. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

A massive landslide buried several trucks carrying shipping containers near the Torkham Border Crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on the Pakistani side on Monday night.

At least two people were reported dead in the unusual and unexpected landslide.

A series of images taken on the morning of Tuesday showed the scale of devastation caused as rescue workers continued to dig through the piles of mud and stones.

People gather next to wrecked trucks along a road following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. Photo AFP
People gather next to wrecked trucks along a road following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. Photo AFP

The trucks were carrying shipping containers loaded with food supplies and other items. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
The trucks were carrying shipping containers loaded with food supplies and other items. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

The landslide struck a border post on the Torkham crossing. This image shows vehicles along a road next to a mountainside following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
The landslide struck a border post on the Torkham crossing. This image shows vehicles along a road next to a mountainside following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

Rescue workers search for victims on a truck wreck following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Rescue workers search for victims on a truck wreck following a landside near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

A general view shows trucks parked along a road after a landslide blocked the road near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
A general view shows trucks parked along a road after a landslide blocked the road near Pakistan’s Torkham border town on April 18, 2023. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

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