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Minor boy killed as rock from nearby mountain falls on house in Upper DirBreaking

April 19, 2023

A minor boy was killed and two other persons were critically wounded when a large rock from nearby mountain fell on top of a house after heavy rain in Upper Dir on Tuesday night. The tragic incident occurred in Barawal area of Upper Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where a large rock from the mountain fell over a house due to which the house collapsed, burying three persons under the debris. Rescue teams arrived at the scene and retrieved dead body of a minor boy from the rubble while a woman and a man were pulled out in injured condition. The dead and injured were later shifted to a nearby hospital.

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