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Pakistan: Landslide buries shanties in Karachi, 13 killed

India Blooms News Service | | Oct 13, 2015, at 10:39 pm

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Karachi, Oct 13 (IBNS): AT least 13 people were killed in a landslide that buried shanties in Gulsitan-e-Jauhar area here on Tuesday, media reports said.

Rescue operation took place for four hours with even Rangers’ personnel taking part in it.

Commissioner Karachi, Shoaib Siddiqui, talking to Geo News said an investigative committee will be constituted to probe the incident.

Most of the people were sleeping in the shanties when the mishap occurred.

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