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Lyari building collapse incident: 60-Hour rescue operation ends, leaves 27 people dead

Lyari building collapse incident: 60-Hour rescue operation ends, leaves 27 people dead

KARACHI: Officials concluded the search and rescue operation in Lyari’s Bhagdadi area on Sunday after nearly three days, confirming that the building collapse claimed 27 lives. “The rescue operation lasted 60 hours and has now concluded,” Assistant Commissioner Shehryar Habib told reporters, pledging to launch a crackdown on all buildings declared unfit in the area. … Read more

Two-storey building collapses in Lyari; 2 killed, 5 injured

Lyari building collapse

A two-storey building collapsed near a coal warehouse in Lyari area of ​​Karachi on Sunday.

According to sources, the building collapse left two dead and five others wounded. Many people are reportedly buried under the rubble.

The injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital, sources said.

Earlier on Thursday, a multi-storey residential building collapsed in Korangi’s Allah Wala Town and has left one dead and seven injured.

At least seven injured were recovered from under the rubble, police said.

According to the residents of the area, 15 to 20 families were living in the ill-fated building.

Police and Rangers had arrived at the location and cordoned off the area.

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Lyari Building Collapse: Death toll reaches 20

Lyari

The death toll from the building apartment building collapse in Khadda Market in Lyari reached 20 on Wednesday. According to details, while rescue operations still underway, another dead body of a woman retrieved, sent to hospital for medico legal formalities. Rescue efforts continued late into the night, with the cooperation of officials from Pakistan Army’s … Read more