Landslide: Labourer dies as coal mine collapses

HANGU: A labourer died while another was injured when a coal mine was hit by a landslide on Tuesday morning in Doli area of Lower Orakzai Agency. A political administration official told The Express Tribune two labourers, Khairullah and Abdul Islam, were working in Al-Hussaini Coal Mine when one part of the mine collapsed. As a result, Khairullah died on the spot, while Abdul Islam was wounded. He added rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured and deceased to Kohat hospital. At least 300 labourers, mostly youngsters have lost their lives while working in coal mines in Lower Orakzai Agency alone.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 27^th, 2016.