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Two children drown in rainwater pooling in Kasur
–In Kasur’s Raja Jang region, two toddlers drowned in rainwater accumulated because of poor drainage measures, drawing anger from the neighbours.
Police said Zulfiqar, a resident of Raja Jang, had called the Rescue 15 helpline to report that his nephew Saad Ali, 10, son of Saeed Ahmed, and Ehsan, 11, son of Yaqoob Arain, had drowned in stagnant rainwater.
An ASI and a police team attended the spot and did a preliminary investigation and established that both toddlers had died after drowning in rainwater gathered after the recent downpour.
After the legal requirements were completed, the police turned over the bodies to the families. Further enquiry of the situation is ongoing.
Rainwater not being drained from streets and roads in time caused the disaster, residents of the neighbourhood alleged.
They blamed the local authority of negligence and demanded fast and effective actions for prevention of such tragedies in future.