September 2, 2024

Two children and a young man lost their lives after falling into a 120-foot-deep submersible pump well in Karachi’s Garden East, police said on Sunday. Eyewitnesses said the boys were “jumping” on the lid of the well when it suddenly broke under their weight, sending the victims, aged 8 and 12, crashing down to the bottom, where a submersible water pump was installed. In a panic, the residents called a local plumber to go down the well and rescue the children, but tragically, he met the same fate when the rope he was hanging onto snapped, according to the residents As soon as the authorities were alerted on the matter, rescuers were dispatched to the spot. The rescue teams told Geo News that they faced difficulty in pulling the children out of the well because it was very narrow. Both the children, identified as Badar and Talha, and the plumber were pulled out in critical condition and were later declared dead. They said that one of their workers also got stuck inside the well but he was later pulled out safely. Speaking to Geo News, the residents said that when the plumber stepped into the well, he told them about the “lack of oxygen” inside. “He tied both children to his body with a rope and asked us to pull it up, but it broke,” they said. Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1226106-two-boys-man-die-after-falling-into-120-foot-deep-well-in-karachi

A fierce tropical storm has caused floods and landslides that have killed up to 11 people in the Philippines. Tropical Storm Yagi lashed the north of the country overnight into Monday. The heavy rains flooded many areas and set off landslides. Newswire reports say nine to 11 people have been killed. About 20 big storms and typhoons hit the Philippines or its surrounding waters each year typically between late June and October, damaging homes and infrastructure and killing dozens. Yagi brushed past the Bicol region southeast of the capital, Manila, overnight on Sunday and was expected later on Monday to make landfall on the northeast coast of the main island of Luzon. Schools and government offices across Manila were shut down as a precaution, while ferry services in affected areas were suspended and 29 domestic flights were cancelled. Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a landslide in the Manila suburb of Antipolo, a city information officer told the AFP news agency. The bodies of four other people, all drowning victims, were also recovered on Monday. Yagi also lashed the eastern city of Naga, killing two people, including a baby girl who drowned as floodwaters rose, rescuers said. Separate landslides killed two people and damaged five houses in the central city of Cebu on Sunday, the local disaster office said. In July, powerful Typhoon Gaemi triggered heavy rain and massive flooding in the Philippines, resulting in at least 22 deaths. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/2/up-to-11-reported-dead-as-tropical-storm-yagi-lashes-philippines

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