Landslide kills eight members of Afghan family

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, June 12 (Reuters) A landslide triggered by melting snow in Afghanistan has killed eight members of a family, a provincial official said today.

The landslide in the northeastern province of Takhar yesterday killed a woman, a child and six men, said provincial security chief Ziauddin Mohammadi.

People living in the area close to the border with Tajikistan had been told to evacuate in case of more landslides.

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