{
  "id": 14740413,
  "title": "School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan-kills-at-least-35-and-injures-more",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:47:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261016/school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan-kills-at-least-35-and-injures-more-than-50"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, resulting in at least 34 child fatalities and over 50 injuries, marking the deadliest building collapse in the country's history, according to authorities and a hospital official. The victims, aged between 6 and 14, were all students of Al-Khair school. Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim reported that several injured individuals were in critical condition. The hospital promptly declared an emergency, with medical staff working tirelessly to treat the wounded.\n\nEmergency services spokesperson Bilal Faizi confirmed that all individuals trapped under the debris had been rescued hours after the collapse, which occurred in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Faizi stated that the roofs of two classrooms gave way when second- and third-grade children, along with their teachers, were present. Rescue crews arrived from a nearby facility within five minutes of being alerted, and nearly 100 rescuers were involved in the operation.",
  "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 building collapse ever 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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        "published": "2026-10-15T11:30:29.000Z"
      },
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/ht-evening-brief-oct-15-abhijeet-dipke-gets-go-ahead-for-cp-protest",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:21:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-33-pupils-and-teacher-killed-after-school-roof-collapses-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:28:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "34 Students, Teacher Killed In Pakistan School Roof Collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/34-students-teacher-killed-in-pakistan-school-roof-collapse",
        "published": "2026-10-15T12:48:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-33-pupils-and-teacher-killed-after-school-roof-collapses-in-14722830",
        "published": "2026-10-15T14:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan-kills-at-least-35-and-injures-more-14744466",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:07:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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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