Roof collapse: Two killed, three injured
According to the official, Umer Gul told them the building of his house had weakened during the recent spell of rain.
DARGAI:
Two people were killed while three others sustained injuries in two different incidents of roof collapse in Dargai tehsil of Malakand on Saturday. An official of the levies in Dargai reported that nine-year old Roma was killed in Badraga village when the ceiling of a room in the house of Umer Gul caved in. Three siblings of the deceased, Madiha, Sidra and Hasnan, were injured during the incident. According to the official, Umer Gul told them the building of his house had weakened during the recent spell of rain. The official mentioned that all the injured children were shifted to the nearby hospital. Meanwhile, an unidentified woman, a resident of Palai area, was killed when the roof of her veranda caved in.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2014.
Two people were killed while three others sustained injuries in two different incidents of roof collapse in Dargai tehsil of Malakand on Saturday. An official of the levies in Dargai reported that nine-year old Roma was killed in Badraga village when the ceiling of a room in the house of Umer Gul caved in. Three siblings of the deceased, Madiha, Sidra and Hasnan, were injured during the incident. According to the official, Umer Gul told them the building of his house had weakened during the recent spell of rain. The official mentioned that all the injured children were shifted to the nearby hospital. Meanwhile, an unidentified woman, a resident of Palai area, was killed when the roof of her veranda caved in.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2014.