Minor boy dies after falling into sewage well in Badghis

QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok) An eight-year-old child died after falling into a sewage well in the capital of western Badghis province.

Police spokesman Siddiqullah Siddiqi said the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon in an area known as “Jar-i-Khoshk” in Qala-i-Naw.

According to him, the boy had been playing when he suddenly fell into the sewage well of a residential house belonging to one of his relatives.

Nearly two years ago, the Ministry of Interior in a statement had urged families to install covers on water wells for greater safety to prevent such incidents,.

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