2023 Torkham landslide

2023 Torkham landslide
Duration18 April 2023
LocationTorkham, Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
CauseThunder and lightning storm
Deaths7
Missing"dozens"

On 18 April 2023, a landslide occurred in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. A thunder and lightning storm that occurred caused the landslip, which buried more than 20 trucks and resulted in at least seven fatalities (including two Afghan nationals) and dozens more who are thought to be trapped. A crucial border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Torkham crossing, was shut down as a result of the event.