In cairo on World Press Freedom day. More than 2,000 people have been killed in a landslide in northern afghanistan. Large parts of a village were buried after a mountainside collapsed following days of rains and floods. The u. N. Is at the scene, helping teams in the remote area. We have this update from the capital. Reporter local police are doing what they can for the survivors in afghanistan. They are handing out food and water. On saturday morning rescue teams were struggling to reach the people buried under the mud. Roads to the village is open but unstable for heavy machinery. Translation we can only help the displaced. Those under the landslide and who lost their lives, its impossible to do anything for them they are dead. Reporter rescue operations have been hampered by the difficult conditions, due to the heavy rains in northern afghanistan. Some 180 people, and 1,000 homeless. President hamid karzai ordered emergency relief immediately to reach the poor village. U. N. Repres
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Chinese embassy in Kabul has provided over $100,000 cash assistance to the Afghan Red Cross Society (ARCS) for the support of flood victims in the country, a statement said on Saturday.