Five killed as roof collapses due to heavy rain in Balochistan

Duki: In an unfortunate incident, five people were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Duki district due to torrential rains in Northeast Balochistan.

According to the police officials, the roof of the house built for the accommodation of the workers outside the local coal mine collapsed due to the torrential rain and five workers were buried under the debris and died.

The police said that among the dead are laborers named Inayatullah, Ibrahim, Wali Muhammad, Zafarullah and Sadr-ud-din.

According to the police authorities, the bodies of the deceased were shifted to the hospital, from where they were sent to their native areas after necessary action.

Three of the dead miners belonged to Musa Khel, one Zhob and one laborer was a resident of Muslim Bagh.

On the other hand, after the rains, the highway connecting Punjab has been washed away in flood lanes at many places in Harnai.

In Kozhak Top, the highway has also been affected by flood at many places, while the national highway has been closed due to landslides in Dhanasar.