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Heavy rains and snowfall Claims 14 Lives In Balochistan

QUETTA: Heavy rains and snowfall has paralyzed life in Balochistan besides claiming 14 lives while provincial government has imposed snow emergency.

Heavy rains and snowfall disrupted communication system on one side in the province and roof collapse incidents have taken 14 lives on the other so far.

The wide spread rain has badly affected routine life in Balochistan. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has imposed emergency in 7 districts of the province.

The PDMA has declared an emergency in Ziarat, Harnai, Pishin, Mastung, Qila Abdullah and Kech districts of Balochistan.

On the other hand, six persons, including three women and an equal number of children, died on Sunday when the roof of a house collapsed owing to heavy snowfall.

Other members of the family who remained unhurt were rescued and shifted to a safe location, according to Levies officials.

In another similar incident in Pashin roof of a house fell owing to heavy rain and snowfall killing three people and injuring three others including a child and a woman.