Child drowns in Irbid; two electricity workers die in Ajloun

By JT - Feb 11,2016 - Last updated at Feb 11,2016

AMMAN — A four-year-old child drowned in a three-metre deep pool in Kufr Youba, west of Irbid, on Thursday, according to a Civil Defence Department (CDD) statement.

Also on Thursday two men died and two others were injured of electric shock while working for a contractor in a project in Ajloun’s Halawah village implemented by the Irbid District Electric Company, the CDD said.

The workers duties at the site included pole installation and power line maintenance, according to the CDD.

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