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13 killed as wall collapses due to heavy rain in Islamabad
Rescue officials stated that four workers have been pulled out alive from the debris of the wall.
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Islamabad: 13 people have been killed as a walls collapsed due to heavy rain in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
According to the police, a wall collapsed on Peshawar Road near Golra Mor during the heavy rain in the federal capital, as a result of which 12 people were buried under the wall and died.
Police told that after the accident, Rescue officials reached the accident site and started rescue operations and pulled out 12 bodies buried under the debris using machines.
The fallen wall was about 100 feet long and 11 feet high, police said the workers present for the construction of the bridge had put up a tent that under the cover of the wall. Rescue operation with the help of heavy machinery is underway to search for more people under the debris.
Rescue officials stated that four workers have been pulled out alive from the debris of the wall.
The police said that an 11-year-old girl also died when the wall collapsed in Muhammad Town area of Khanna police station during the rain.
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