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The Peshawar school roof collapse

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Where it stands

By the latest report, at least 35 people—34 children and one teacher—were reported dead and more than 50 injured. Everyone reported trapped has been pulled from the rubble and debris cleared; the school owner has been arrested, but the final casualty count and cause of the collapse remain unresolved.

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  1. Update 1Peshawar school collapse: at least 35 reported dead, cause unresolved

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Peshawar school collapse: at least 35 reported dead, cause unresolved

    Rescuers have cleared the rubble, but three children remain under treatment with severe head injuries. Investigators must explain why a registered school’s classrooms failed.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

Organizations

  • Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwaprovincial government in Pakistan1 report

Places

  • Al Khair Coaching Academy PeshawarChowk, University Rd, near abdara, Tehkal, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan1 report
  • Lady Reading Hospital MTI PeshawarSoekarno Rd, Pipal Mandi, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan1 report
  • PeshawarPeshawar, Pakistan1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

100 sources66 outlets4 wire copies

Who reported what

24 points5 confirmed by two or more outlets9 from a single outlet2 disputed

What 6 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.

Where accounts conflict

The Guardian says
More children were reported to be buried in the rubble.
BBC News says
Children were feared to remain trapped under the rubble.
CBC News says
Rescue crews were digging through debris to reach children and staff feared trapped beneath the collapsed roof.
NPR says
Rescue officials said everyone trapped beneath the rubble had been pulled out hours after the collapse.
WRAL says
A rescue official said everyone trapped beneath the rubble had been pulled out.

Points more than one outlet reported

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Children and staff feared trapped beneath rubbleAccounts conflict3
Whether everyone trapped had been pulled outAccounts conflict2
Number of children and pupils reported killedIndependently confirmed6
School roof collapse during school activitiesIndependently confirmed5
Teacher killed in the collapseIndependently confirmed4
Number of people injuredIndependently confirmed3
School owner or head teacher arrestedIndependently confirmed3
Weak or overloaded school structureNot independently confirmed3
Investigation into the cause of the collapseNot independently confirmed3
Age of children killed or injuredNot independently confirmed3
How the collapse affected floors and ceilingsNot independently confirmed2
Students present in the affected classroomsNot independently confirmed2
Children taken out of rubble or to hospitalNot independently confirmed2
Narrow street hampering rescue and transportNot independently confirmed2
School enrollmentNot independently confirmed2

Points only one outlet reported

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