India, Aug. 30 -- Seven members of a family were buried alive after a landslide flattened their home in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Saturday. Officials confirmed the tragedy occurred in Badder village of Mahore following heavy overnight rains.

The victims have been identified as Nazir Ahmad (38), his wife Wazira Begum (35), and their five sons - Bilal Ahmed (13), Mohd Mustafa (11), Mohd Adil (8), Mohd Mubarak (6), and Mohd Wasim (5). Officials said the family was asleep when the house, located on a hill slope, came under the debris brought down by the landslide.

Locals rushed to the spot and began frantic rescue efforts before being joined by police. However, only the bodies could be recovered from the rubble. The regio...