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At least 10 persons have been killed and 50 injured due to land sliding in Hunza while dozens of houses plunged into Hunza River and Karakoram Highway has been blocked, reported Dunya News on Monday.Several deep cracks were created on the terrain on different places in Attaabad Pain and upper areas of Hunza located on the sidelines of Karakoram Highway. The cracks started widening with sudden noise and a large part of the land started to plunge in Hunza River due to land sliding. The sudden catastrophe did not permit affectees to move to safe places. The Karakoram highway has also been blocked for any kind of traffic due to the land sliding. Rescue activities were underway in the affected area as several people are still caught under debris, locals told Dunya News.The administration has also evacuated around 300 homes of nearby village Sarat. Deputy Commissioner Hunza Zafar Waqar told that rescue activities have been launched in the affected areas while residents are being shifted to safe places.
