At least eight children killed while one was injured after a landslide struck the Kuz Kaly area of Martung tehsil in Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday.
Shangla Deputy Commissioner Hassan Abid said Rescue 1122 teams had immediately arrived at the site to retrieve the children and an emergency had been declared in the Martunga rural health centre and Puran Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, where the bodies and wounded were shifted.
The official added that heavy machines had been engaged in the rescue work and residents also took part in the operation, which has now concluded.
One youngster was miraculously saved alive but injured, and they transported him to the hospital for critical care.
The event happened in Martoong while the kids were playing about, according to the local authorities.
Initial reports suggest that the unfortunate kids who died were between the ages of 10 and 12.
