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11 dead after a wall collapses near an under-construction bridge in Pakistan, officials say

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police and rescue officials say 11 workers were killed after a wall collapsed near an under-construction bridge on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The wall fell while the workers sat inside their roadside tents at the construction site early Wednesday. Local police official Mohammad Akram and Emergency Service Rescue 1122  said the collapse happened amid the monsoon rains near the neighborhood of Golra and that the bodies of the deceased were recovered. Monsoon rains have been lashing Pakistan since June 25, killing at least 112 people in weather-related incidents. The rains have also swelled Pakistan’s rivers in eastern Punjab province, swamping hundreds of villages and displacing at least 15,000 people.

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