At least eleven people have been reported dead Friday after a 5-story building in Karachi’s Lyari neighborhood collapsed. Rescuers continue to search for survivors.
Rescue workers comb through rubble of collapsed building in Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
Several people were killed when a building collapsed in the Lyari neighborhood of Pakistan’s most populous city,
Several people were killed after a building collapsed in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday morning.
Rescuers continued to search for survivors in the rubble of the collapsed building, which was located in Lyari, one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods .
There are more than 400 buildings that have been declared dangerous. We have two options: either persuade people to leave or evict them forcefully,” the city’s mayor said.
At least eleven people have been reported dead Friday after a 5-story building in Karachi’s Lyari neighborhood collapsed. Rescuers continue to search for survivors.
Rescue workers comb through rubble of collapsed building in Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan
Several people were killed when a building collapsed in the Lyari neighborhood of Pakistan’s most populous city,
Several people were killed after a building collapsed in the Pakistani port city of Karachi on Friday morning.
Rescuers continued to search for survivors in the rubble of the collapsed building, which was located in Lyari, one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods .
Karachi — a bustling metropolis with a population of over 20 million — is the capital of southern Sindh province and serves as Pakistan’s economic hub.
People and excavators seen from above as they sift through the rubble of a collapsed byilding in Karachi, PakistanPeople and excavators seen from above as they sift through the rubble of a collapsed byilding in Karachi, Pakistan
Rescuers believe as many as 10 people may still be trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed 5-story building in KarachiImage: PPI/ZUMA/picture alliance
What else do we know about the Lyari building collapse?
The city’s mayor confirmed that seven people had been killed in the incident and that eight more had been rescued by emergency services workers.
A senior police officer at the scene said that as many as 100 people had been living in the building before it came crashing down. Authorities suspect that at least 8 or 10 more people may still be trapped inside.
A doctor at Karachi’s Bezanir Bhutto Trauma Center told Pakistani daily Dawn that it had registered nine fatalities from the incident, including one person who died during treatment.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said in a post on the platform X that he was “deeply saddened” by the news, adding that he had directed rescue services to take “immediate and effective action.”
Pakistani’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, ordered an urgent probe into the causes of the incident and called for effective measures to be taken to prevent similar events in the future, according to a statement by his Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Karachi — a bustling metropolis with a population of over 20 million — is the capital of southern Sindh province and serves as Pakistan’s economic hub.
