Islam Karimov expresses condolences to Afghan President

06/05/2014 | Uzbekistan

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has sent a letter of condolence to President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai due to the numerous human victims and grave destruction caused by the landslides in the Badakhshan province, the press service of the President of Uzbekistan said.

A landslide buried a village Friday, 2 May 2014, in northeastern Afghanistan, leaving at least 350 people dead and hundreds missing. The landslide occurred due to heavy rains.

According to the officials of the Badakhshan province, more than 2,000 people were missing after a hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after days of heavy rain.

The landslide buried some 300 homes in the area — about a third of all houses there. The UN said that over 4,000 people were evacuated from the region.

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