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24 Killed As Lahore Mosque Collapses
9-10-2014
Twenty four Pakistanis have been killed after the roof of a mosque collapsed in Droghawala, a highly congested area on the outskirts of the Lahore city.
"The death toll from the incident is now 24. The ages of the worshippers who died are between 15 to 35 years," Mohammed Rashid, an official at the rescue control room, told Agence France Presse (AFP) on Wednesday, September 10.
"We have also taken out seven seriously injured people from the rubble," he said.
The disaster in the low-income, congested suburb of Daroghawala came on Tuesday after heavy rain.
District administration chief Mohammed Usman told media the dead and injured were recovered during 13 hours of searching.
He said the rescue operation would continue until all the rubble was removed.
"According to locals claims it seems almost all people have been recovered but we will continue our efforts till the removal of the whole debris or any doubts (about people still trapped under the rubble)," Usman said.
The funeral prayers for 14 of the mosque collapse victims were offered at Daroghawala chowk in Lahore n Wednesday.
The victims of the mosque collapse were laid to rest after the funeral prayers.
Building safety levels are often below standard in Pakistan.
Last week, 24 people were killed in roof collapses after torrential rains in the city.
At least 17 people - including women and children - were killed in a factory collapse following a gas explosion in a residential area of the city in February 2012.
More than 250 people have died as a result of rain and flooding currently sweeping Pakistan, many as a result of roof collapses, reports say.
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