BAJAUR: At least four women lost their lives after the roof of a house collapsed in the Dak Lam Shah area of Bajaur on Wednesday, officials said.
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According to Rescue 1122, rescue and medical teams were dispatched immediately after receiving reports of the incident. Initial information indicated that five people were trapped under the debris.
Rescue personnel carried out an operation to retrieve those buried beneath the rubble. The injured were provided with emergency medical assistance, including CPR, at the scene before being shifted to District Hospital Khar in critical condition.
Doctors later confirmed that two women and two young girls had succumbed to their injuries.
The deceased were identified as the wives of Abdullah Jan and Rehmatullah, and the daughters of Rasool Khan and Aziz. One injured woman, identified as the wife of Rasool Khan, remains under treatment.
Authorities said the exact cause of the roof collapse has yet to be determined, and an investigation is underway.
The incident follows a series of similar tragedies across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last month, where at least 17 people were killed due to roof and wall collapses triggered by heavy rainfall. Several of the fatalities were reported in districts including Bannu, Abbottabad, Kohat, North Waziristan, and Battagram.
