CDA chairman inspects development work
National
May 24, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Aamir Ali Ahmed Sunday visited various parts of the federal capital to check development and rehabilitation work relating to parks, roads, water supply, sanitation and sewerage system.The CDA chairman visited Srinagar Highway, Sector I-10 and steel market of I-10/3 to inspect the progress on various development and rehabilitation works.During the visit, he directed to increase the number of garbage trolleys.
The only survivor, a five-year-old boy, is fighting for his life in hospital.
Three of the five families were resident in Lombardy, including one of Israeli origin, one was from Emilia Romagna and one from Calabria .
The victims of Israeli origin were a married couple and their two-year-old child, who died along with an elderly couple, the woman s grandparents.
Their five-year-old son is the survivor.
The boy s aunt said Monday that she found out about the disaster when she started receiving Whatsapp messages containing condolences and, at first, she did not understand why.
A five-year-old Italian child also died.
A probe into culpable homicide has been opened.
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