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Local authorities said at least 17 people were killed in the disaster and 12 injured. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.
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NYTimes – World NYT
At Least 20 Children Dead After School Roof Collapses in Pakistan
Al Jazeera
Families demand justice after Pakistan school collapse
Parents are demanding accountability after a school roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar killed 34 children.
NYTimes – World NYT
Deadly School Roof Collapse in Pakistan Raises Questions Over Regulation
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Al Jazeera
Pakistan orders school inspections following deadly roof collapse
Families demand justice for the 35 people killed; relatives say they had warned that the roof was leaking.
Euronews
Families of 34 children killed in Pakistan school roof collapse demand justice
A senior official in Peshawar told the AFP news agency that initial reports suggested the roof collapse was due to "weak infrastructure".
Al Jazeera
Peshawar mourns children killed in school roof collapse
Thousands gather for funeral prayers in Pakistan’s Peshawar after a school rooftop collapse killed at least 34 children.
BBC News – World BBC
At the scene of a school roof collapse in Pakistan
At least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed according to hospital officials, and more than a dozen were injured.
ABC News
Roof collapse at Pakistan school kills 31
The roof of a school in northwestern Pakistan collapsed Thursday, killing at least 31 including dozens of students and at least one teacher and injuring dozens more.
BBC News – World BBC
Watch: Pupils heard 'cracking' sound heard moments before Pakistan school roof collapse
Our Urdu correspondent reports from the scene in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, where emergency services have been responding to the incident.
BBC News – World BBC
At least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan
Rescue officials fear more people are buried under the debris in the north-western city of Peshawar.
Al Jazeera
Dozens of children killed after roof collapses in Pakistani school
At least 29 people, mostly children, have been killed after the school collapsed on them in Pakistan’s Peshawar.
DW
School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills dozens of students and one teacher
Local authorities said more than 50 other people were injured in the disaster. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.
News24
Pakistan school roof collapse kills 27 pupils and their teacher
Twenty-seven pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said.
Al Jazeera
School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people
At least 28 students and one teacher killed in incident at Al-Khair Education Center, a private school in Peshawar.
Guardian
Pakistan school roof collapse leaves at least 27 students dead
Death toll likely to rise as rescuers in Peshawar work to find dozens of pupils still unaccounted for At least 27 students, most younger than 13, have been killed after a school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan . A teacher also died in the incident according to local authorities, who said the death toll could rise. Television images showed ambulances rushing to the privately run al-…
NPR – World NPR
School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan
The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 28 children and a female teacher and injuring more than 50 other people.
France 24
Pakistan school roof collapse kills dozens of pupils, teacher in Peshawar
A teacher and twenty-seven pupils were killed when a school roof collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, a hospital official said. More than thirty people were injured, with six of them believed to be in a critical condition.
DW
School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 27 students, one teacher
Local authorities said more than three dozen other people were injured in the disaster. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.
DW
School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 17 students
Local authorities said at least 17 people were killed in the disaster and 12 injured. Roof collapses have become increasingly common in Pakistan.
Euronews
School roof collapse kills teacher and at least 21 children in northwest Pakistan
Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
Sky News – World Sky
At least 27 children killed in Pakistan school collapse
At least 27 children and their teacher are dead after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.
Sky News – World Sky
School owner arrested after dozens of children killed in roof collapse
At least 34 children and a teacher have died after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan.
