{
  "id": 14702015,
  "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 34, injures more than 50 in Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-34-injures-more-than-50-in-14702015",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T13:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261015/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-34-injures-more-than-50-in-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A private school's roof collapsed in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, claiming at least 34 lives and injuring over 50 individuals in what authorities describe as the deadliest incident of its kind in the country's history. The victims, all schoolchildren aged between 6 and 12 years old, along with one teacher, were left either dead or injured after the tragic event at Al-Khair school. Lady Reading Hospital spokesman Mohammad Asim confirmed the severity of the situation, stating that several of the injured were in critical condition. The hospital swiftly declared an emergency, with medical staff working tirelessly to treat the wounded. Within hours of the incident, rescue officials reported that everyone hidden beneath the rubble had been extracted, and crews had begun clearing the debris. An injured teacher, Mahwish Zaman, recounted her harrowing experience during an interview from a hospital bed. She described how the three-story building, housing approximately 1,200 students from nursery to fifth grade, suddenly lost its roof, likening it to the sky falling. Zaman expressed relief upon regaining consciousness.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest incident of its kind in the country, authorities and a hospital official said. The children killed or injured at Al-Khair school were between 6 and 12 years old, while the oldest…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pakistan-school-roof-collapse-kills-28-more-deaths-feared",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pakistan-school-roof-collapse-kills-28-more-deaths-feared-14673058",
        "published": "2026-10-15T10:48:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills teacher, 27 children in NW Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-teacher-27-children-in-nw-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:32:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "At least 27 children and a teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-27-children-and-a-teacher-killed-after-school-roof-collapses",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:00:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 34, injures more than 50 in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-34-injures-more-than-50-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pakistan: Classrooms reduced to rubble in deadly school disaster, at leat 32 pupils killed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pakistan-classrooms-reduced-to-rubble-in-deadly-school-disaster-at",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:03:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills teacher, 32 children in NW Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-teacher-32-children-in-nw-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-15T13:10:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Roof collapse at Pakistan school kills 31",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/roof-collapse-at-pakistan-school-kills-31",
        "published": "2026-10-15T15:33:40.000Z"
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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."
}