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Landslide buries 40 in Kashmir
September 12, 2014
After battling the floods, Kashmir residents are now being hit by landslides. On Thursday night, more than 40 people lost their lives in a landslide in Sadal, a village near Udhampur. The village has been completely submerged by a landslide and has been buried under the debris. Rescue operations continue with the army, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel deployed in the area.   The entire village slid down in a matter of minutes, burying all houses under tonnes of rock and mud. The villagers had no time to run to safety.
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