Buner Tragedy: Six dead after quarry landslide

BUNER: A landslide from a marble quarry on Monday killed at least six people and injured three others in the Bam Pogha locality of Buner district. Reports said miners were busy extracting rocks from the quarry when the landslide occurred, burying the miners, two trucks, and a jeep. Rescue work was started immediately and five corpses were dug out. The area people helped the police and administration in removing the debris. Sources said some more miners were also believed trapped under the rubble and the fatality figure could rise.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 27^th, 2011.