Five members of a family, including two minors, were buried alive and one person was injured due to a landslide caused by heavy rain in Doda district last night. Besides damaging the house, the landslide killed two mules. The deceased have been identified as Luftullah (60), his wife Sharifa Begun (60), cousin Shamshada Begum (30), granddaughters Fatima Bano (11) and Sania (2). They were all buried alive under the landslide. All members of the family were sleeping in their house at Bopa Pul village, about 16 km from Doda city, when the mishap occurred around midnight yesterday. Another granddaughter of Luftullah, Ifta Bano (13), was injured. Abdul Majid Wani, MLA from the Doda constituency and senior Congress leader, has expressed grief over the loss of human lives. Residents of the area said Luftullah was a well-known social worker and enjoyed a good reputation. Wani also acknowledged his contribution to society. Luftullah is survived by his three sons, who live about 2 km from the village. Wani has asked the district administration to provide Rs one lakh each as relief to the victims as well as the injured from the Natural Calamity Relief Fund and the Red Cross Fund. Meanwhile, the district administration has announced an interim relief of Rs 5,000 each to the kin of those killed and injured. The condition of the injured girl is said to be stable. She is being provided free of cost medical treatment at the District Hospital, Doda on the directions of the MLA, Doda.