At least 49 people were killed as a major landslide hit Olandar area of the Bisham, northwest Pakistan on Friday, local TV channels reported.

According to reports the landslide hit a small residential area of Olandar which possibly killed 49 people. Rescue work has been started and 13 dead bodies have been recovered so far from the mud.

Recent wave of monsoon rains has resulted in floods in the major part of the country in which at least 230 people have been killed so far.