Roof collapse claims young lives

Grim situation: Rescue workers and volunteers at the site of the roof collapse in Peshawar. (Right) A rescuer carrying an injured child to safety. — AP/AFP

The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least 28 children and a teacher, and injuring more than 50 other people, authorities and a hospital official said.

All of the children killed or injured at Al-Khair school were age 13 or younger, Lady Reading Hospital spokesman Mohammad Asim said yesterday.