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  • 8 workers die as marble mine collapses in Mohmand District

    8 workers die as marble mine collapses in Mohmand District File Photo 8 workers die as marble mine collapses in Mohmand District

    Eight workers died and several were trapped under the rubble after a marble mine collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mohmand Agency district on Monday.

    According to District Police Officer Tariq Habib, the incident took place in Mohmand Agency's Tehsil Safi. After the mine collapsed, a rescue operation was started during which eight bodies and six injured were recovered from the rubble. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital.

    Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Iftikhar Alam said that he feared that the number of casualties from mine collapse would rise. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has been asked to provide heavy machinery for rescue operations.

    According to rescue officials, additional rescue personnel from Peshawar and Charsadda have reached the site and are taking part in the operation.

    Officials said that rescue operations are underway even in the dark with the help of heavy searchlights.