Four workers suffocated to death after well collapses in Mithi

SINDH: Four labourers were suffocated to death after a well they were digging suddenly collapsed in Rarko village of Mithi Nangarparkar tehsil in Tharparkar.

According to sources, 16-feet deep well suddenly collapsed. burying the workers inside. As a result, four labourers were suffocated to death. Sources further said the workers were digging the well in an agricultural field of a village resident to prepare it for tilling.

After the incident, the local administration recovered their bodies with the help of cranes. Deputy Commissioner Tharparkar Dr Shehzad Tahir Thahim said the well was moist because of which it collapsed during digging.

The victims belonged to the Kohli community and were identified as Jalo Mill, Wankji, Mahasangh and Karman.

A prompt rescue operation was launched however,  it took time for the machines to arrive, Tahir Thahim added. The deputy commissioner further said the village was also very far from the city due to which the workers died.

Pakistan Tehreek-e -Insaf (PTI) Vice President and Member Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh Sheikh has expressed grief over the incident.

He said in Sindh PPP has been in power for 12 years. The people of Tharparkar did not get water and health facilities despite the Sindh government’s tall claims. He said, “In search of water, the people of the area are still forced to dig wells”.