Overview

• At least 19 people have died and six others were hospitalized after the five-storey Baghdadi block collapsed on July 4, authorities said.
• Rescue teams returned on July 5 to clear debris in narrow alleyways amid fears that up to 10 people remain trapped under the rubble.
• The Sindh Building Control Authority had issued eviction notices from 2022 to 2024, but landlords and residents insist they never received formal warnings.
• Heavy machinery struggled to reach the site and police had to disperse crowds blocking access as temperatures soared.
• Karachi has more than 570 declared-unsafe structures still occupied, underscoring chronic regulatory gaps and enforcement failures.