KABUL—At least 30 Afghan villagers searching for gold in a riverbed perished on Sunday in a flash flood in northeastern Badakhshan province, provincial officials said. Along with those killed, dozens were also injured as a landslide and flash flood engulfed the river in the morning in Kohistan district, an area about 110 kilometres, from Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan. The victims were villagers who were mining for gold illegally, according to the official. Sanaullah Rohani, spokesperson for the police chief in Badakhshan, said seven of the injured were in critical condition. Article Continued BelowFawzia Kofi, a lawmaker form Badakhshan, gave a higher death toll for the tragedy, saying that 40 villagers were killed.

Source: thestar January 06, 2019 12:56 UTC