Identities of Deceased Children Confirmed in Peshawar School Tragedy; 35 Bodies Shifted to Hospitals as Rescue Operations Reach Final Stages
PESHAWAR: Authorities have identified children who have died in the devastating school building collapse in Peshawar, which has been confirmed, and found that the deaths of the children aged 6-14.
As of now, a total of 35 bodies have been recovered from the rubble and moved to medical facilities, of which 33 bodies were brought to Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) and 2 bodies were transported to Nasirullah Babar Memorial Hospital.
Here are some of the highlights of the Peshawar School Tragedy and Rescue Updates.Here are some Peshawar School Tragedy and Rescue Updates highlights.
Confirmed Victims: Including Halima, Zakaria Khan, Madiha, Musa, Ibrahim, Kashif Najeeb, Azam, Abdul Basir, Azeemullah, Zubair Khan, Shakirullah, Ahmadan, Abuzar, Sahil Khan, Muhammad, Mubashir, Hameed, Abrar, Sanam Khan, Usman, Awais, Uzair and Imran and others.
Rescue Progress and Timeline: Over 40 children have so far been managed by rescue personnel with Incharge Rescue Bilal Ahmed, and have been successfully pulled out from the rubble. A distress call was received at 8:48 am and rescue arrived in 5 minutes. Sixteen ambulances are still on scene with specific staff and the search and rescue is now 95 percent finished.
According to the surviving students, after the first period, there was a loud sound, and three classrooms on a single floor collapsed at the same time. Some 400 students, from playgroup to the ninth grade, were enrolled at the institution, locals said.
Official Action and Condolences: The Peshawar CCPO, Mian Saeed, reiterated that the three-storey building was full of dense classes with 45, 40 and 30 students on each floor and confirmed that the owner of the school has been picked up by police and an FIR has been lodged for a comprehensive and in-depth investigation. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif once again expressed his deep anguish over the overwhelming tragedy which had occurred, and assured government officials to accelerate all remaining relief and medical measures.