Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed said it was a weak building structure that caused the collapse
Pakistan school roof collapses: 28 died, several injured: At least 28 people died and over 30 were injured after a school roof collapsed in Peshawar on Thursday. Rescue team arrived on spot after being alerted.
The tragic incident occurred in Peshawar capital of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday police said. At least 27 students and a teacher died. Sixteen ambulances, two disaster response vehicles and more than 60 rescue personnel were deployed to the site. All children died in the incident aged 13 or younger sources said. The injured were rushed to the city’s Lady reading hospital.
Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed said it was a weak building structure that caused the collapse. Rescue teams are clearing the debris and searching for others who might be trapped under the debris.
In a statement, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed ‘deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives.’
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