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Apr 06, 2016 Top Stories 0
LAHORE: Devastation on a massive scale has been caused in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit-Baltistan as a result of rains and land-sliding, resulting in massive loss of life and property.
25 people, including 13 women, have died in the Kandia area of Kohistan because of a giant boulder falling on the houses in an area; the bodies of the deceased are being taken out from the debris.
Relief work in the affected areas is ongoing however the activities have been slowed as a result of land sliding in the area and ground contact being cut-off.
Many trees in the Karsht area of Shangla fell because of land sliding. People living in the affected areas are migrating towards the safer areas.
The 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference is scheduled for April 8 to 11 in Boao, Hainan Province. The forum will be themed "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity."
— The Daily Mail - People's Daily