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PESHAWAR: At least 16 children died on Thursday after the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar’s Dir Colony, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Dr Mian Saeed said on Thursday.
According to CCPO Saeed, over 40 have been injured in roof collapse in the provincial capital.
The administration of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) initially reported four deaths, saying 20 children had been transferred to the hospital following the incident.
Rescue officials had earlier said that several children were trapped under the rubble after the school roof collapsed.
The rescue operation gets underway as teams search the debris for the children and school staff, according to rescue authorities.
