Seven children among 13 dead as landslide buries shanties in Karachi

KARACHI: Thirteen people lost their lives as a result of a landslide that buried shanties in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area here in the wee hours of Tuesday.

According to rescue services, seven children and three women were among the thirteen bodies dug out from the rubble. The dead belonged to the southern Punjab, said the local residents.