This house collapsed and claimed the lives of 5 family members in Jaffarabad district: Photo provided by the author

Ali Jan Mangi:

JAFFARABAD: Five family members were killed when the roof of a house collapsed in Jaffarabad district Balochistan on Saturday. Police sources said the incident happened in Gandakha tehsil of Jaffarabad district.

The dead include 18-year-old, Azhar Ali, 3-year-old Shehla, 4-year-old Shakeela, 8-month-old Farwa and a 30-year-old woman are among the dead. People in the area reached the spot and shifted the dead bodies to a nearby hospital.

The poorly constructed mud and the bricked-walled house collapsed because of heavy rainfall in the area. Torrential rains have played havoc in Jaffarabad, Naseerabad and other districts of Balochistan. Flash floods unleashed by heavy rainfall have swept away roads, bridges and dams across Balochistan.

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