Pakistan school roof collapse leaves at least 27 students dead

Death toll likely to rise as rescuers in Peshawar work to find dozens of pupils still unaccounted for

At ⁠least 27 students, most younger than 13, have been killed after ⁠a ​school roof collapsed during classes in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan. A teacher also died in the incident according to local authorities, who said the ⁠death toll could rise.

Television images showed ambulances rushing to the privately run al-Khair Education ⁠Center school while rescuers pulled bloodied students from the rubble.

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