[caption id=“attachment_1507075” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Afghans search for survivors after a massive landslide that buried a village in Badakhshan province of northeastern Afghanistan. Reportedly, 350 people lost their lives and around 2000 are still missing.AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1507077” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  This screen grab from an AP video shows people searching for survivors after a massive landslide buried a village in Badakhshan province of northeastern Afghanistan.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1507079” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Afghan rescuers and hundreds of volunteers armed with shovels rushed on Saturday to help villagers hit by a massive landslide.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1507081” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  Figures on the number of people killed in the disaster varied as officials try to gather precise information from the village of Hobo Barak. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1507083” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  This image made from AP video shows people searching for survivors after a massive landslide that buried a village in Badakhshan province of northeastern Afghanistan.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1507085” align=“aligncenter” width=“940”]  This image from an AP video shows people searching for survivors in Afghanistan.[/caption]
A landslide triggered by heavy rain buried large sections of a remote northeastern Afghan village on Friday, killing at least 350 people and leaving more than 2,000 missing. Here are some images of the Afghans and UN officials who are struggling to do the rescue work .
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