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  • 21 Aug 2022 18:49
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The roof of the shrine collapsed as it was hit by a landslide, causing some to die whereas others remain trapped under the rubble.

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    Rescuers searching for survivors under the rubbles of the Qattara of Imam Ali shrine in Iraq

Iraqi rescue officials said on Sunday they had recovered four bodies from under the rubble of a shrine hit by a landslide in the Iraqi city of Karbala, adding that the search for survivors is still ongoing.

"We have found four bodies, including of a woman" at the site near Karbala, central Iraq, civil defense official Abdelrahman Jawdat told sources. At least six pilgrims had been reported trapped under the rubble, according to the official.

"There are a number of visitors under the rubble, some of them alive, and we are communicating with them to follow up on their health status," Karbala Directorate of Civil Defense chief Taher Al-Zubaidi was quoted as saying by the Iraqi News Agency.

Rescuers have managed to retrieve three children from under the rubble who were taken to a hospital, the official said. Emergency services have delivered oxygen, drinking water, and food to the people stuck inside the site by manually removing the rubble and concrete blocks, he added.   

Civil defense sources said that eight people have so far been rescued, whereas five still remain trapped under the rubble.

The rescue mission continues.

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