PRAYER NEED
School roof collapse in Pakistan’s Peshawar kills at least 34 children and a teacher
Abdul Majeed/AFP, via Al Jazeera
What happened
The roofs of two classrooms collapsed at the Al-Khair Education Centre, a private school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday, 15 October, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 people, some critically, authorities and a hospital official said. Most of the children were between six and 12 years old. Lady Reading Hospital declared an emergency as rescuers cleared the rubble. Officials described it as the deadliest building collapse in Pakistan’s history.
Families in Peshawar are burying their children after their school’s roof fell in during lessons.
People affected
- Lives lost
- 35
- People injured
- 50
Pray for
- Families of the 34 children and the teacher who died
- The injured children, some in critical condition, and the medical teams caring for them
- Classmates, teachers and the school community
- Rescuers and the people of Peshawar
3 people have pledged to pray