Sadaf, 3.
The second family included Mohammad Ayub, 50, his wife Nasreen, 45, their daughters, Maira, 12 and Zahira, four months.
The third family included Khursheed, 26, his wife Fatima, 20, their sons Azan Abbas, 3, and Ayan Abbas, 1. The bodies were shifted to the Edhi morgue and later handed over to the victims’ legal heirs.
Living there for a decade
Abdur Razzaq, the father of victim Rehana , told The News that the family had been living at the land for a decade and nothing like this had happened before, Saba Sabir adds.
“We can’t blame anyone for the incident. It’s God’s will and no one is responsible for it,” he said. “But our losses are very high and irreversible. My daughter, son-in-law and three grandchildren died in the landslide.”
Razzaq said the hill collapse had occurred at around 1:30am and his family was asleep at the time. “Suddenly a mass of mud and rocks fell on us from a nearby hill .I quickly woke up the children and told them to run outside. My son was struck by a stone while he was sleeping.”
He said his daughter’s family was sleeping in a house next to the portion of the hill that collapsed and could not survive the landslide. “My son-in-law drove a rickshaw and also earned through a part-time job.
Rizwana, Rehana’s sister, said it was hard to believe that her sibling would never wake up again after the last time she had met with her.
Razzaq’s family had arrived in the city from Khanpur and would bury their loved ones in their hometown.
Ban imposed
The Karachi commissioner has imposed a ban on construction of buildings in the hilly areas of the city following the deadly landslide.
Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqi said he had issued this order for the safety of citizens.
He added that the plan for constructing a building in such areas would need to be approved first.
The commissioner also formed an inquiry committee headed Deputy Commissioner East Asif Jaan Siddiqui, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation director land and the municipal services senior director.