The death toll has risen to five following the roof of a shrine collapsed in Iraq’s Karbala province. Rescue workers recovered the bodies of five people, including a child. The search is on for those trapped in the debris.
“Four bodies, including that of a woman, have been recovered from a Shia Muslim shrine 25 kilometers from the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq. This brings the number of bodies recovered to five,” a civil defense official told AFP.
The roof of the Al Imam Ali Mosque in Qatar was damaged by a landslide on Saturday followingnoon. Many people are still trapped in the rubble. The emergency services said that three children were rescued on Saturday and their health condition is satisfactory.
Story Highlights: Iraq: Several bodies retrieved from rubble of collapsed shrine in Karbala
