Wall collapse kills 11 workers during heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan


ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - At least 11 construction workers were killed on Wednesday when a wall collapsed on them during heavy monsoon rains on the outskirts of Islamabad, police said.

The workers, from a nearby construction site, were inside a makeshift tent set up under the wall to take shelter from the rain when the wall fell on them, police official Zafar Khan said.

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