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

  • A five-storey apartment building collapsed in Karachi's Lyari neighbourhood on Friday morning, killing 27 people.
  • Authorities had declared the building unsafe and issued eviction notices between 2022 and 2024, but some residents reported no notices.
  • Rescue teams worked through the weekend, using heavy machinery to find survivors, while relatives prayed amid reports of cracking sounds before collapse.
  • Dev Raj, a 54-year-old father, told AFP on Saturday that his daughter was trapped beneath the debris and anticipated that the rescue efforts would conclude by the afternoon.
  • The collapse highlights common safety failures in Karachi, where poor construction and lax regulation frequently cause building failures amid overcrowding.
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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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