Collapsed school roof in Pakistan [Photo Credit: Arabnews]
Twenty-seven schoolchildren and a female teacher are feared killed after the roof of a private school building collapsed on them in Pakistan on Thursday.
The incident occurred at Al-Khair Education Centre in Dir Colony, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Thursday.
Several people were reportedly injured during the incident at the school.
Sajjad Tarakzai, a journalist with WE news outlet, reported that the death toll was 28, with more than 40 people injured.
“The death toll from the Peshawar school roof tragedy has risen to 28, including two teachers and 26 students.
“More than 40 are injured, while rescue teams continue searching for those feared trapped beneath the rubble,” he stated.
Mr Tarakzai further reported a police statement that the collapsed three-storey building was weakly constructed.
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