Daily Times

At least nine children died and two others injured when a dilapidated wall of a house collapsed here on Thursday, rescue sources said.

The mud-stone wall of a house located in village Ghulam Rasool Sambhani of Saleh Pat in Sukkur suddenly fell and as a result, 11 children aged between two to 12 years, playing near the scene were buried under the debris. Seven died on spot while four others were seriously injured.

The rescue personnel could not reach the scene despite being informed timely after which the local people on self-help basis pulled out the bodies from the rubble and shifted them to hospital where two children succumbed to their wounds raising death toll to nine. Condition of the injured children was also stated to be serious.

The deceased included Ruksana, aged seven, Yaqoob aged four, Guddi aged 12, Ruksana aged 12, Ghulam Akbar aged nine, Jalfat aged 4, Manzooran aged six and Sitaran aged four.

The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident and sought a report of the incident from the concerned authorities.

Published in Daily Times, September 12^th 2018.