Roof collapse of school in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 29 people

China News Service, Beijing, October 15. Islamabad News: On the morning of October 15, local time, a roof collapsed on a school in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan. At present, the accident has killed 29 people and injured about 50 people.

According to reports from Pakistan's "Dawn", Pakistan National Television and other media, the students were attending classes normally in the classroom when the incident occurred, and the roof of the building suddenly collapsed. The 29 dead included 28 students and 1 teacher. Most of the students killed were under 13 years old.

After the incident, local emergency rescue agencies continued to clear the rubble and rushed the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment. The hospital has launched an emergency treatment plan, and many of the injured were in critical condition. The local government opened a "green channel" for ambulances to ensure smooth rescue and transfer channels. The person in charge of the school involved has been controlled by the police, and relevant investigations were launched immediately.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi expressed deep condolences for the victims of the accident and requested relevant departments to submit a complete accident investigation report and thoroughly investigate the cause of the roof collapse.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Shahbaz and President Zardari both expressed deep sorrow for this tragedy and requested that assistance be implemented as soon as possible for the families affected by the accident, comprehensive inspections of potential safety hazards in the construction of various educational institutions, and improvement of campus building safety regulations to prevent the recurrence of similar accidents.