Two family members dead, one injured in Poonch

Two family members dead, one injured in Poonch

Press Trust Of Kashmir Srinagar Nov 04:- A woman and her daughter died while her husband suffered injuries after a landslide buried a residential house in Surankote sub-division of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.

An official said that soil and huge boulders rolled downhill and buried a house near Bufliaz village.

He said that three out of a total five members of the family were present in the house when the incident happened.

All three were trapped under the debris and they were evacuated after hectic efforts, however, two of them succumbed to their injuries while as injured one is being treated at the hospital, he added.

Deceased were identified as Naseema Akhter, wife of Mohd Latief and her daughter Rubina Akhter while as injured was identified as Mohd Latief son of Mohd Hussain.