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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ISLAMABAD, July 4 (Xinhua) — A five-storey residential building collapsed in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 10 others, local police said.
Law enforcement officials told Xinhua that more than 30 people were trapped under the rubble after a building collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari area and rescue operations were underway to free the remaining people.
Heavy equipment is being used to clear away debris from the dilapidated building, which authorities had previously declared unsafe, police said, and residents of two adjacent buildings have been evacuated as a precaution.
Eyewitnesses said the building collapsed after a series of tremors that residents mistook for an earthquake, adding that the sudden collapse was preceded by intermittent shaking for several hours.
Following the incident, police cordoned off the area and all victims were taken to a local hospital, several of whom are reportedly in critical condition.
A high-level commission has been set up to investigate the incident. –0–