126 settlements in Salyan district at risk of landslides

Reckless use of heavy equipment for roadbuilding, along with November earthquake blamed for weakening land’s topography and increasing landslides.

On October 7, 2022, heavy rains triggered a massive landslide near Sallam village in ward 5 of Kapurkot Rural Municipality on October 7, 2022. Three houses were swept away by the landslide and six others were damaged.