9 killed in roof collapse in Pakistan

Islamabad, 9 October (IANS) Nine people were killed on Sunday when the roof top of their house collapsed in the northern city of Chilas in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan district, nearby media reported.

Police told media that the incident took place early in the morning in the Bonardas area of ​​the city and resulted in the deaths of nine people from a similar family, news organization Xinhua reported in detail.

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According to the police, people in the vicinity immediately rushed to the site after the breakdown and after about two hours of rescue efforts, the bodies were recovered.

The rescuers and surrounding authorities took the bodies to a nearby medical clinic, nearby media revealed.

At least nine people from a family were killed after the roof of their dilapidated house collapsed in northern Pakistan on Sunday, police and local media reported.

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The deceased took in a spouse, four children and four little girls, he added.