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Death Toll at 27 as Rescue Continues for Collapsed Karachi Building

With rescue efforts stretching into a third day, Sindh authorities have launched inquiries into building-safety enforcement across Karachi’s old city.

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Overview

  • Rescue and recovery operations have entered their third day in Lyari as crews continue to clear debris from the collapsed five-storey building.
  • Officials have recovered 27 bodies and treated dozens of injured residents, with fears that more victims remain trapped beneath the rubble.
  • Sindh authorities have launched detailed inquiries into the building’s construction and the enforcement of multiple eviction notices served between 2022 and 2024.
  • Local residents and landlords maintain they never received any formal warnings despite official claims of unsafe declarations and repeated notices.
  • The disaster underscores Karachi’s chronic issues of aging infrastructure, illegal extensions and lax regulatory oversight in low-income districts.