19 workers killed as Mohmand district mine collapses

As many as 19 workers were killed Monday when a marble mine collapsed in Mohmand District and injured several.

Rescue and relief operations began on Monday, carrying on till late into the night with the help of heavy searchlights. Mohmand district’s deputy commissioner, according to Geo News, had expressed fears of a surge in death tolls as many lay buried under the rubble on Monday.

After seven more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, the death toll rose to 19.

District Police Officer Mohmand Tariq Habib said that 15-20 people are feared trapped under the debris, adding that rescue operation has been started after it was stopped due to darkness at around 2am.

Heavy machinery and manpower were dispatched to the area for assistance in the rescue operation.

On Monday, six mines at the Ziarat Ghar mountain had collapsed killing 12 miners and injuring several others.