Four people have been killed during a landslide in a coal mine in Shahraq area of Harnai district.

According to Levies sources, all the four bodies were retrieved from under the debris after six-hour hectic efforts.

An official of the mines department, who was present on the spot, told Radio Pakistan that the labourers were digging coal deep inside the mine when they got stuck due to the landslide.

The official added two of the deceased belong to Swat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the two others hail from Afghanistan.

Source: Radio Pakistan