Civil Defense: We are continuing to rescue pilgrims who were trapped in Karbala
Local
- 20-08-2022, 18:44
Baghdad-INA
The Directorate of Civil Defense in Karbala Governorate issued a clarification today, Saturday, about the collapse of a dirt hill in the Qattara shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in the west of the province.
The director of the directorate, Brigadier General Taher Al-Zubaidi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "a great collapse occurred in the shrine of Imam Ali, west of Karbala."
He added, "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."
He pointed out that "the civil defense teams are continuing to rescue the visitors who are still under the rubble and we are trying to reach them through small holes in the large collapsed concrete blocks, pointing out that the large mechanisms are unable to reach the scene of the accident and that the rescue process is still manual."
