Summary Six dead while 17 people have been reported injured so far.
SUKKUR (Dunya News) – A minor girl was rescued alive after 21 hours from the rubble of a three-storey building which collapsed in Sukkur on Jan 2, where several people were feared buried under the debris.
Six people including a child died while 17 others have sustained injuries. The injured have been shifted to the Civil Hospital for medical assistance. Rescue teams including Pak Army, Rangers, Edhi and police officials are extracting an operation to scoured the giant rubble heap for survivors.
Heavy missionaries are in the process of removing debris and evacuating trapped persons, while sniffer dogs are also being used in the process to help the victims.
According to the Deputy Commissioner, notices will be issued regarding the old buildings of the city. As per the administration, the families of four brothers lived in the building.
There were four shops underneath the collapsed building. Many people inside shops and the building are still feared to be trapped owing to the mournful incident.
On Dec 30, A six-storey dilapidated building located at the Old Haji Camp Timber Market in Karachi collapsed on Monday.
Reportedly, the tumbledown building that had 21 flats was already vacated on being informed by the concerned authorities. The residents were shifted to other places.
Earlier today, police had closed the road for traffic movement citing risks that the building could be collapsed anytime.
The footage available with the media shows that the front portion of the building owned by Timber Market President Salman Soomro had already bent from the front façade. No injuries have been reported so far.
On the other hand, the anti-encroachment force conducted a major operation against encroachments across Sindh, and recovered a 10-acre government-owned land at District West.
