10 killed as wind storm hits Sialkot villages

SIALKOT: Ten people were reported killed when a powerful wind storm b attered three villages near Sialkot Saturday. Roofs of 95 per cent of the houses collapsed and trees were also uprooted in the areas of Machchraala, Chakraala and Buhadarpura, near the Head Marala Dam. Emergency and relief work began in the affected areas. According to Pakistan Army, 10 people died and more than 40 were injured during the storm. A handout issued by the Sialkot DCO put the death toll at four. Thirty people were injured out of which 14 were in critical condition, said the hand out.

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