MANSEHRA Aug 09 (TNS): Two siblings died and three more were hospitalized after they drank contaminated water from a spring in Khabal village of Oghi tehsil here.
“We declared emergency in local hospitals following the death of two siblings over the consumption of a spring’s contaminated water as suggested by preliminary investigation,” district health officer Dr Shahzad Ali Khan told reporters.
Five children of Gulab Khan had fetched water from a spring close to their Khabal village. They all fell ill after consuming that water and were shifted the Charbagh basic health unit, where two, including Sadia, 11, and Mohammad Safdar, 3, died.
The rest, including Mohammad Akhtar, Gul Nawaz and Maimoona, were referred to the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Mansehra, where the condition of Gul Nawaz was reported to be critical.
