Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan Wednesday enhanced the amount of relief package to Rs 0.9 million for each family of victims of marble mine collapse incident in Ziarat area of district Mohmand.
Earlier, the Chief Minister had announced Rs 500,000 to each victim’s family that was increased to Rs 900,000 besides Rs 100,000 for each injured of the incident. The CM said families of the victims will not be left alone in this difficult hour.
He said the entire nation was saddened by this tragic incident. Free medical facilities were being provided to the injured, said Chief Minister. The CM also offered thanks to the local community for their help in rescue operation in the aftermath of the incident.
The death toll from a rockslide in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand district rose to 22 after more bodies were recovered from the rubble by rescue officials. According to Rescue 1122 director general, search for at least five people is still underway. ‘An operation to rescue those trapped underneath the rubble is currently underway. Five ambulances and one recovery vehicle have been sent to Mohmand from Peshawar,’ according to the PDMA director general.
He added that the authority was closely coordinating with the district administration and the relevant departments. ‘Usually a large number of people work in these marble mines but luckily a majority had finished work and returned home,’ he said.
A district administration official had quoted locals as saying that at least 25 people were missing after the rockslide. The remote area does not have mobile and internet coverage, the official had added. Rescue 1122 had said its Mohmand team was carrying out a search operation to find the missing people, adding that additional personnel had been dispatched to the area from Peshawar and Charsadda Besides search and rescue tools, heavy machinery and ambulances were taking part in the operation, the rescue service had added.
