At least 350 people have died in a landslide in a remote area in north-eastern Afghanistan, the UN said.
Ari Gaitanis said the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped.
A hill collapsed on the village of Hobo Barik after heavy rain in Badakshan province, according to governor Shah Waliullah Adeeb. He added that the landslide buried 300 homes in the area - about a third of all houses.
Badakhshan province is nestled in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges and bordering China.
Mr Adeeb said rescue crews were working but did not have enough equipment.
"It's physically impossible right now. We don't have enough shovels; we need more machinery."
He said authorities evacuated a nearby village over concerns about further landslides.
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