Abbottabad Phosphate Mine Collapse Leaves At Least Three Dead as Toll Is Disputed

Overview

• The cave-in occurred Tuesday in the Raghuia/Rewaiya Malkaan area of Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, trapping six workers.
• Rescue teams recovered three bodies at the site and evacuated three seriously injured miners to a hospital in Havelian, with operations continuing at the scene.
• News agency reports say a fourth miner died at the hospital, while local reporting has confirmed three fatalities so far.
• The deceased were identified as Muzammil, Miftah and Shoaib, all residents of Gilgit, and the injured were named as Naveed, Anjum and Zia.
• Police reports say the mine was operated by contractor Nawab Ali, and initial accounts suggest safety measures may not have been followed.