Triggered by rain: One dead in Khar roof collapse
Several other mud houses in the area were also damaged
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KHAR:
At least one person was killed and another injured when the roof of a mud house collapsed in Bajaur Agency late on Saturday.
According to the political administration, the roof collapse in the Badi Samoor area of Khar tehsil was triggered by heavy rain in the agency.
Several other mud houses in the area were also damaged.
At least four people were killed in rain- and snowfall-related incidents in Balochistan and Hangu on Saturday.
Two persons, including a child, were killed while six others fainted as rain and snow storms hit Balochistan once again.
The National Highway from Quetta to Chaman and onwards to Afghanistan were blocked following the continuous rain and snowfall.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2017.
At least one person was killed and another injured when the roof of a mud house collapsed in Bajaur Agency late on Saturday.
According to the political administration, the roof collapse in the Badi Samoor area of Khar tehsil was triggered by heavy rain in the agency.
Several other mud houses in the area were also damaged.
At least four people were killed in rain- and snowfall-related incidents in Balochistan and Hangu on Saturday.
Two persons, including a child, were killed while six others fainted as rain and snow storms hit Balochistan once again.
The National Highway from Quetta to Chaman and onwards to Afghanistan were blocked following the continuous rain and snowfall.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2017.