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Death toll rises to 16 in Pakistan building collapse as rescuers search for survivors

  • A multi-story residential building collapsed in Karachi's Lyari neighborhood on Friday morning, killing at least 27 people and trapping survivors under rubble.
  • Authorities had declared the building unsafe and issued eviction notices between 2022 and 2024, but some residents claimed they did not receive these warnings before the collapse.
  • Before the building gave way, locals noticed sounds of cracking, while rescue personnel operated heavy equipment to locate a minimum of eight individuals presumed trapped, despite the heat reaching 33 degrees Celsius.
  • Dev Raj, a 54-year-old man present at the site on Saturday, expressed his anguish as he revealed that his daughter remained trapped beneath the collapsed building, highlighting the human toll while authorities confirmed that the death count had reached 27.
  • The collapse highlights Karachi's ongoing issues with poor construction standards, lax enforcement, and overcrowding, which cause frequent building failures and threaten resident safety.
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Rescue workers have recovered 27 bodies from a collapsed apartment building in the Pakistani city of Karachi. The five-storey building collapsed on Friday in the poor Lyari neighbourhood. Most of the rubble has now been cleared, rescuers say.

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The Hindu broke the news in India on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
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