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  "id": 14639858,
  "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 28, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-28-injures-more-than-3-dozen-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261015/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-28-injures-more-than-3-dozen-in-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A private school's roof collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, resulting in at least 27 child fatalities and over 30 injuries, according to a hospital spokesman. Rescuers are currently sifting through the rubble in the capital city of Peshawar, searching for any individuals still trapped. Several children remained entangled under the debris, as reported by Bilal Faizi, an emergency services spokesperson. A hospital official, Mohammad Asim, confirmed the casualties, noting that many of the injured are in critical condition. All victims were aged 13 or younger, as confirmed by the hospital. The hospital swiftly declared an emergency to promptly treat the wounded. As medical staff worked tirelessly to care for the injured, rescuers rushed to remove debris to access those trapped. Eyewitnesses reported that residents were among the first responders to reach the school, situated in a densely populated area of central Peshawar. Upon arrival, rescue workers methodically cleared away rubble, striving to reach the children and staff in peril.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 27 children and a female teacher and injuring more than three dozen other people, a hospital spokesman said, as rescuers searched the rubble for anyone still trapped. Several children remained trapped under the rubble in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "At least 10 children killed in Pakistan school collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-10-children-killed-in-pakistan-school-collapse",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:21:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 10 children, injures more than 2 dozen in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-10-children-injures-more-than-2",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:29:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills teacher, 21 children in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-teacher-21-children-in-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:56:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills teacher and at least 27 children in northwest Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-teacher-and-at-least-27-children-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:58:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "At least 17 students, one teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse, hospital announces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-17-students-one-teacher-killed-in-pakistan-school-roof",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:10:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pakistan school roof collapse death toll rises to 28: hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pakistan-school-roof-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-28-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: 27 students and a teacher dead after school roof collapse in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/breaking-27-students-and-a-teacher-dead-after-school-roof-collapse-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:30:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills 21 students in Pakistan, renews concerns over building safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-21-students-in-pakistan-renews-concerns",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:33:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "At least 27 students killed in school roof collapse in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-27-students-killed-in-school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "At least 27 students killed in school roof collapse in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-27-students-killed-in-school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan-14641416",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 28, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-28-injures-more-than-3-dozen-in-14643150",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:57:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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