Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has approved Rs 100 million compensation package for the victim family of roof collapse incident in Ragzai area of south Waziristan in which six members of a family had lost lives. On the directives of the CM, the provincial disaster management authority has released the cheque to Deputy Commissioner South Waziristan for payment to the affected family. The CM expressed his heartfelt sympathy with the bereaved family and said that the provincial government was equally grieved over the tragedy. It was worth mentioned here that at least six dead and four others sustained injuries when the roof of a house collapsed in Barmal Tehsil of South Waziristan. As per details, the incident occurred in the Ragzai area of Barmal Tehsil where a roof collapse claimed the lives of six including two children, a woman and three men.

The rescue sources said that four others of the family who got injured in the roof collapse have been shifted to the nearby hospital. On March 4, at least seven people died and two others injured when the roof of their house collapsed in the Matta area of Swat district. According to Rescue 1122, all bodies and injured were rescued from the rubble. The injured were to the nearby hospital. More than 30 people died in rain-related incidents in Pakistan during days of heavy downpours, with thousands of schools closed. In a separate indicident, two children were also killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Nazimabad village of Kalam, Swat. According to the details, two children were killed, one injured after the roof of the house collapsed on them.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)