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Five children dead after madrassa well collapses
PESHAWAR: At least five children have died after falling in a well located inside a madrassa in Peshawar on Tuesday.
According to reports, between 25 to 30 students were on the roof of the well which had been converted into a gutter.
Rescue and police officials say that the wall of the gutter inside the madrassa was in a dilapidated condition and it fell down when children were standing over it.
As a result of the collapse five children died while eight others were injured. All the students of the madrassa are girls.
The injured and the dead were shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex.
SP Cantt Faisal Shehzad confirmed the death toll. The dead and injured girls are between the ages 10 and 16.
Soon afterwards people rushed to the scene to help rescue the children who fell inside. Rescue 112 had also reached the site of the accident.
The madrassa is located in the Pashta Khara area of Peshawar and is situated inside a house where the girls were being educated.
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sad..
Allah raham
very sad !!!
Why ther is a well in a madarsa, to begin with?
Poor kids.
Sad and lessons to parents to know where they are sending their kids for education.
Very sad but fix responsibility.
Omg! Kids:(( kids
On daily basis, kids are getting killed or raped because LAWLESSNESS and LACK of procedures in place. ENTIRE Society needs to revamp their SAFETY AND SECURITY Standards. Children MUST BE taught safety standards in schools and safety measures in public places. It is very unfortunate that these incidents keep happening and ENTIRE GOVT body is incapable of providing safety & security and basic life necessities i.e. clean water, electricity, gas. The madrassas administration MUST BE given severe punishment for Not properly covering the Well and providing safety for children. PLEASE start holding people accountable
Tragic! Sad . RIP
Ina lilah wa ina ilayhi raji'oon (may allah bless them with jannah, Ameen). Allah give there Parents and teachers Sabar.
Im very sad on this tragic incident.
Poorly built wall, the builder needs to be questioned.
Why is this madrassa in such a bad repair? What happened to the $$$ sent by the Saudi sponsors of this project?
sad. Ina lilah wa ina ilayhi raji'oon. RIP
Inna lillah e wa inna ilaihi rajioon. I am crying.
Really Sad,building should b atleast safe & sound
What a great tragedy?
These photographers in the picture must give way for rescue operation first.
@Chanakya There is a well because the government cannot provide people with adequate drinking water. And people in the cities are forced to dig wells within the living premises because they just don't have enough land.
This is a sad news. Those responsible for running madarssa should be held accountable for loss of precious lives.
Shame on govrment of Pakistan daily bad news for poor people of Pakistan were as on the other side rich peoples become more richer then those pakistani who mare working overseas to support Pakistan.