Pakistan building collapse: 12 dead, 20 scared; The commissioner says that this is the fault of the residents
According to Eri News, the decline of death in the fall of the building in the Lyari neighborhood of Karachi climbed 12, rescue officials recovered three more bodies from a six -storey residential structure debris in Baghdadi.At least 19 people have been rescued from under the debris so far, nine of them were injured, including five women. While six of the injured have been discharged after treatment, three are under medical care at the SMB BB Trauma Center.Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab confirmed that nine persons died in a tragedy, eight on the spot and in a hospital. He said that about 20 people are still afraid that rescue efforts are going on round-the-clock.Ignored warnings and official defects gameThe building had long been declared “dangerous” by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), claiming that repeated eviction notices were issued.However, local people disputed SBCA claims, alleging that no such formal warning was given.Commissioner Karachi Hasan Naqvi, who visited the site after 13 hours, blamed the residents who continued to live in unsafe structures. City at risk: Hundreds of unsafe buildings are still standingAccording to Eri News, SBCA data suggests that Karachi currently has 578 buildings, which have been marked unprotected, the district is the most structurally compromised structures in the south.Officials also confirmed that a adjacent building for the falling one had suffered structural damage and is now subject to observation.
