Summary
A roof collapsed at a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing almost 30 students and a teacher. Rescue teams found injured survivors and worked to clear the overcrowded, unsafe building.
Key Facts
- The collapse happened at Al-Khair Education Center in Peshawar's southwest Dir district.
- At least 29 people died, including about 28 students and one teacher.
- The hospital received bodies of 17 children and a female teacher, with some survivors in serious condition.
- The building was a small, two-story residential structure on a narrow street.
- The school served mainly children from low-income families and held mixed classes for boys and girls.
- Witnesses said the building did not seem suitable to be used as a school.
- Parents and families were deeply affected by the tragedy.
- Rescue efforts were slowed by the narrow street near the building.
- Authorities have not yet explained why the roof collapsed.
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