
Mammoth task: Rescue workers conducting a search operation amid the debris of the collapsed residential building in Karachi. —AFP
Rescue teams in Karachi worked in searing heat and humidity to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.
Authorities said the building had been declared unsafe and eviction notices were sent to occupants over three years, but landlords and some residents said they had not received them.