Death toll rises in Pakistan building collapse

The passage of death from a multi -stage housing building in Southern Pakistan as a search operations to continue for a second day for survivors rose to 16.

Authorities said in a statement on Saturday, the rescuers took 10 more bodies from the rubble during the operation.

The civilian hospital operated by the government said that he had taken 16 bodies and added that many of the wounded were taken to hospital.

According to local media and emergency officials, rescue workers use heavy machines to search for at least eight survivors.

Residents, the building is on a narrow street and prevented the efforts to bring additional heavy equipment, he said.

The television images showed that the rescuers still cried for the safety of their loved ones and removed the debris for praying.

In Pakistan, where construction standards are usually weakly applied, building collapse is common.

Many buildings have been built with subcutaneous materials and security arrangements are often ignored to reduce costs.

In June 2020, an apartment building collapsed and killed 22 people in Karachi, the capital of the Southern Sindh province.