Four of a family die as roof collapses due to incessant rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Last Updated : Jan 17 2020 | 7:20 PM IST

At least four persons of a family, including two children, died and two were injured when the roof of their house caved in due to incessant rain in northwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

The tragic incident occurred at Mingora in Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.

The spokesman for the Relief and Settlement Department said in total six persons were trapped under the debris of whom four were found dead, while two others were wounded.

The injured were hospitalised in critical conditions.

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First Published: Jan 17 2020 | 7:20 PM IST

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