SHANGLA: A woman died and four others were injured when a landslide buried them while they were digging clay for domestic use in Shangla district on Thursday.

According to local residents, the incident occurred in the Kuza Awarai area, where five women had gone to collect clay for making traditional stoves and other household items. A portion of the earth suddenly collapsed, burying them underneath.

Local residents rushed to the scene and launched a rescue effort. After strenuous efforts, all five women were pulled from the debris and shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Puran for treatment.

One of the injured women succumbed to her injuries at the hospital, while the remaining four received medical treatment. The condition of one of the injured women was stated to be critical, prompting doctors to refer her to Swat for further treatment.

The deceased woman’s body was handed over to her heirs after completion of the medico-legal formalities.

In a separate incident, a tractor driver was killed when his vehicle plunged into a ravine in the Navy Kaly area of Puran tehsil on Thursday.

According to police, the tractor was on its way along a rough village road when it plunged into the ravine, killing the driver, identified as Ziaur Rehman.

Police said the body was shifted to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in Puran, where doctors pronounced him dead. It was later handed over to his heirs after the necessary formalities.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2026