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At least two people were wounded on Thursday in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in the northern Bsharri district, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said the landslide in the town of Hasroun was caused by the collapse of a pond in the hilly town.

The water invaded houses, swept cars into a valley and blocked the Bsharri-Hasroun main road, it said.

According to NNA, among those injured was Charbel Touma, who suffered a broken shoulder and was taken the the Bsharri state hospital.

The agency identified a second person wounded in the landslide as Loulou Bou Nassif.

Red Cross rescuers, meanwhile, went into the valley to check if there were victims in the swept vehicles.

Hasroun municipality also deployed its police and staff to take part in the rescue operations.

Following the disaster, Bsharri MP Sethrida Geagea contacted Prime Minister Tammam Salam to follow up the case.

Salam immediately tasked an advisor at the Higher Relief Council, Engineer Ali al-Hajj, to head to Hasroun and take the necessary measures.

The HRC helps Lebanese citizens and communities hit by natural and man-made disasters.

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