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Karachi: 9 people including 3 children were killed in a stampede during the distribution of ration in a private company near site area Noris Chowrangi.
According to the preliminary details, women also died due to falling into the drain due to stampede, while many people are reported to have been injured. The dead and injured are being shifted to Abbasi Hospital.
According to an Edhi Foundation volunteer, a power line fell during the distribution of rations, leading to a stampede and several deaths. Apart from this, according to the eyewitnesses, many people also fainted due to the stampede.
According to Edhi Foundation, 6 unconscious people have been transferred to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. According to the police, like every year, ration was being distributed by the company.
According to SP Baldia Town, the ration distribution was not reported by the company, the water line leaked during the stampede, in which the electric wire fell and this also caused the deaths. The police detained 7 people from the company and transferred them to the police station.
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