Afghan landslide which reportedly killed 350 people has also caused the disappearance of thousands others, according to USA Today. According to a U.N. official, the Afghan landslide was triggered by heavy rains and it reportedly buried a village in northeastern Afghanistan on Friday which buried thousands and killed hundreds.

Ari Gaitanis of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the U.N. "is working with authorities on the ground to rescue people still trapped" due to the Afghan landslide.

The Khaama Press (KP) Afghan News Agency reports that According to Fazluddin Hayar, Badakshan Provincial's police chief, over 2,000 people are reported missing in the Afghan landslide and dozens more are trapped under rocks caused by the Afghan landslide.

Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb of the Badakshan province where the Afghan landslide was located, the Afghan landslide took place around 1 in the afternoon Friday. A hill reportedly collapsed on the village of Hobo Bank.

Adeeb added that authorities have evacuated more than 300 homes in a nearby village due to concerns about further landslides in the area. According a report by the Associated Press, Adeeb said that about "a third of all the dwellings there have been buried."

The governor also said that rescue crews are now working on the Afghan landslide though they didn't have enough equipment, particularly shovels. He said, "It's physically impossible right now. We don't have enough shovels; we need more machinery."

The Badakshan province where the Afghan landslide occurred, is situated in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges and bordering China. It is said to be one of the most remote provinces in the country of Afghanistan. The area, along with the Afghan landslide, has also experienced a few attacks from insurgents following the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey Globally, landslides cause billions of dollars in damages and thousands of deaths and injuries each year.

Afghan landslide was an unexpected disaster and many organizations, along with the country's government are working hand in hand to rescue and help those who were affected. According to a U.S.G.S. report, some of the deadliest landslides in world history have occurred in Asia, just like the Afghan landslide today which have killed hundreds and buried thousands. The U.S.G.S. report estimated 100,000 have died in a 1920 slide in China and in the year 1949, a landslide killed around 12,000 to 20,000 people in Tajikistan.