{"id":687,"date":"2025-07-05T19:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T19:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2025-07-05T19:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T19:35:30","slug":"death-toll-in-pakistan-building-collapse-rises-to-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=687","title":{"rendered":"Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-5 px-4 md:max-w-[750px] md:px-0 lg:mb-8\">\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between mt-3\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"text-sm font-semibold\"><strong>Sameer MANDHRO<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-xs text-muted md:text-sm\">\n<div><strong>3 min read<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-3 flex items-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"block dark:hidden alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/cVcKGFNj66CZ7CIQODJXZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE0ODtoPTYwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2021-03\/e31acf60-80f5-11eb-9fff-18c6b7043df9\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"128\" height=\"52\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"col-body\">\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in the Pakistani mega-city of Karachi rose to 21 on Saturday, after rescue teams worked for a second day in search of survivors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities said the building had been declared unsafe and eviction notices were sent to occupants over three years, but landlords and some residents told AFP they had not received them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Residents reported hearing cracking sounds shortly before the apartment block crumbled around 10:00 am on Friday in Karachi&#8217;s impoverished Lyari neighbourhood, which was once plagued by gang violence and considered one of the most dangerous areas in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"\u00abr1q\u00bb\" class=\"flex ad-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The death toll stood at 21 late Saturday, said senior district government official Javed Nabi Khoso. The rescue operation was ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My daughter is under the rubble,&#8221; 54-year-old Dev Raj told AFP at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She was my beloved daughter. She was so sensitive but is under the burden of debris. She got married just six months ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier Saturday, families said that at least eight people were still believed to be trapped as temperatures climbed to 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Khoso said that notices had been served in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to occupants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We don&#8217;t want to impose our orders by force. We work in phases and send them notices to leave the building. They didn&#8217;t take the notices seriously,&#8221; he told AFP.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But Imran Khaskheli, an owner and resident watching the rescue operation on Saturday, denied receiving notices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Do you think we are out of our senses to stay in an unsafe building with our families?&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Khaskheli told AFP he had seen cracks in the pillars of the building early Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I knocked on all the doors and asked families to leave immediately,&#8221; he said, adding that around 40 families lived in the building but that many did not heed his warning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 50 buildings in the district have been declared unsafe, with six evacuated since yesterday, according to Khoso.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"\u00abr22\u00bb\" class=\"flex ad-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8211; &#8216;<em>We are helpless<\/em>&#8216; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many of the victims are believed to be women, who are more likely to be at home during the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All six members of 70-year-old Jumho Maheshwari&#8217;s family were in their first-floor apartment when he left for work early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Nothing is left for me now &#8212; my family is all trapped and all I can do is pray for their safe recovery,&#8221; he said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another resident, Maya Sham Jee, told AFP her brother&#8217;s family was also trapped under the rubble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a tragedy for us. The world has been changed for our family,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are helpless and just looking at the rescue workers to bring our loved ones back safely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div id=\"\u00abr26\u00bb\" class=\"flex ad-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shankar Kamho, a 30-year-old resident, was out at the time when his wife called to say the building was cracking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I told her to get out immediately,&#8221; he told AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;She went to warn the neighbours, but one woman told her &#8216;this building will stand for at least 10 more years&#8217;,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Still, my wife took our daughter and left. 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