Mohmand marble mine incident toll rises to 21

The death toll from the tragic incident of a rockslide in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mohmand district reached 21 after seven more bodies were retrieved from under the rubble, media reported on Tuesday quoting rescue and police officials.

According to the TV report, seven bodies of the labourers working at the marble mine in KP's remote area have so far been pulled out during the rescue operation which restarted earlier today.

District Police Officer Mohmand Tariq Habib said that 15-20 people are feared trapped under the debris, adding that rescue operation has been started after it was stopped due to darkness at around 02am. Heavy machinery and manpower were dispatched to the area for assistance in the rescue operation.

Six mines at the Ziarat Ghar mountain had collapsed killing 12 miners and injuring several others.