Rescuers in Afghanistan are sifting through mud for a second day after a landslide that is feared to have buried at least 2,000 people. The UN said more than 350 bodies had been recovered in the remote north-east Afghan province of Badakhshan. Hundreds of homes were buried on Friday when a section of a mountain collapsed following torrential rain. But rescue efforts are rudimentary and survivors are unlikely to be found. Local police handed out bread and water to the thousands of people who spent the night without shelter. Much of north and east Afghanistan has been hit by heavy rain in recent days. About 1,000 houses were affected - 300 of them buried immediately after the side of a mountain gave way. The landslide hit on Friday morning, a day of rest in Afghanistan, meaning people were at home and whole families were lost under tonnes of mud. Badakhshan police commander Fazludeen Ayaz said that all of the village of Hargu - home to 215 families - was covered by earth and rock. He said it was unlikely that any survivors would be found under the rubble and that even if there was rescue equipment available in the remote area, it would be difficult to dig people out.