School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people
At least 28 students and one teacher killed in incident at Al-Khair Education Centre, a private school in Peshawar.
An educational building in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan, suffered a catastrophic roof collapse on Wednesday, resulting in at least 18 fatalities, with 17 of them being children. The incident claimed the life of a teacher as well. Over thirty individuals sustained injuries in the tragedy. Mohammad Asim, a spokesperson for Lady Reading Hospital, confirmed that all victims under the age of 13 were students.
He further explained that the hospital had declared a state of emergency to accommodate the injured, some of whom are gravely ill. Rescue and ambulance services immediately responded to the scene, while ongoing search operations were underway to locate individuals potentially still entombed under the debris, raising concerns about a potentially higher death toll.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed profound grief over the incident, extending his condolences to the families of the victims and instructing authorities to hasten rescue missions and provide the injured with the most effective medical attention possible.
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