(4 Jul 2025)
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Karachi, Pakistan – 4 July 2025
1. Various of collapsed building with rescue work underway
5. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Ramesh Kumar, resident of collapsed building:
"At first, around 9 or 10 o’clock, there was a jolt in the building. I was at my workplace when I received a call. Signals were very bad, I was unable to listen exactly, but very soon I came to know that the building collapsed. When I reached here, my children were safe, but the building and my belongings are now debris."
6. Wide of collapse apartment
STORYLINE:
A multistory building collapsed Friday in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, killing at least six people and injuring several others, officials said.
Rescuers were using heavy machinery to search for several survivors believed to be trapped under the debris, said Javed Nabi, a government administrator.
Residents said the building was located on a narrow street, making it difficult for rescue teams to bring in additional heavy equipment.
Television footage showed rescuers removing the rubble and evacuating nearby buildings as a precaution.
"When I reached here, my children were safe, but the building and my belongings are now debris," said Ramesh Kumar, one of the residents of the collapsed building.
Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced. Many structures are built with substandard materials, and safety regulations are frequently ignored to cut costs.
In June 2020, an apartment building collapsed in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province, killing 22 people.
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