Landslide hits government school in J-K's Poonch, 5-year-old student killed

Poonch: A student was killed while five others were injured when a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit a government school in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, officials said.

They said a big boulder came rolling down on the tin roof of the primary school in Bainch-Kalsain area, resulting in injuries to the students, they said.

Four students and a teacher suffered injuries and were evacuated to a hospital in Poonch.

The deceased has been identified as five-year-old Ehsan Ali, resident of Kalsa Bhainch.

The injured have been identified as Mohammad Safeer (7), Bilal Farooq (8), Aftab Ahmad (7) and Tobia Kausar (7).