Mourners die in Pakistan funeral accident

More than a dozen mourners at a funeral in Pakistan were killed when the cover of a sewage tank they were standing on collapsed.

The dead included women and children who were among scores packed into the courtyard of a house in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province’s Buner district.

At least 20 others were injured in the accident in Jhor village, he said.

Many people in north-western Pakistan lack proper plumbing and often divert waste from their home into a large hole covered with concrete.