KHAIRPUR: Five people, including three children, were killed and four others injured when the roof of their house caved in in a suburban village of Khairpur on Saturday.
The incident happened in Khadim Hussain Katohar village near Khairpur. Those killed were identified as Khairan Khatoon, Ayesha Khatoon, Babar Ali, six-year-old Heera, five-year–old Asad Ali, and four-year-old Mustafa. The bodies and injured were rushed to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities. Rescue personnel said that heavy rains were hampering the relief efforts, while more deaths were feared if rains continued.
On the other hand, former Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah visited the rain-affected areas of Khairpur city without any protocol and expressed his displeasure over the poor drainage system. “If you knew it was going to rain then why you did not put in place proper drainage system,” he said to the concerned officials. He also ordered them to operate pumping stations 24/7 in order to drain out rainwater. “We will not leave people at the mercy of rains, and those who have suffered losses will be compensated,” he vowed.