GILGIT: Three labourers were killed when a landslide hit them in Bunar valley of Diamer district near Nanga Parbat base camp here on Monday.

Diamer police said that three local labourers were working on repair of a water channel in Bunar valley situated near the Nanga Parbat base camp, the ninth highest peak in the world. They said that landslides started from a nearby mountain, which buried three labourers alive.

Local people informed the police about the incident.

Rescue teams have been sent to the area to shift the bodies to the district headquarters hospital, Diamer.

The victims were identified as Asadullah, Faqirullah, Azaadullah, all locals, police said.

Published in Dawn, October 11th, 2016