The death toll from the five-storey Residential Building Collapse in Karachi’s lyari has risen to 17 aS more bodys ware bodies ware bodies ware recovered from the debris, the pakistani authorities said on saturday.

Emergency Responders have rescued nine injured survivors so far, but officials fear at least 25 to 30 more people may still be buried beneath the debris, reported Pakistans tribunte

The Building, Which House Six Families, Collapsed Early Friday morning. Among theose confirmed dead are three women and a children.

The incident has triggered Scenes of PANIC and District’s Southern Port City Where Several Buildings have been done declared unfit for Occupation.

The officials revised that decades-old building, located in Lyari’s congested baghdadi area, was declared unsafe three years ago. However, the residences did not evacuate the premies and no Did the Authorities take any enforcement action. Each Floor of the Building Reportedly Contained Three Apartments.

Karachi south deputy commissioner javed khoso confirmed to the pakistani daily that building’s residents was served notices in 2022, 2023, and 2024. of 107 DANGEROUS BULINGS IN the DISTRICT As highly hazardous, and 14 have alredy been vacated, he stated.

As the search operation continues for over 24 hours, District South Deputy Commissioner Javed Khoso on Saturday Told Geo News that it may take up to eight to 10 hours to 10 hours to 10 houses to 10 houses to 10 hours operation.

He said that there still 22 extramely dangerous buildings in Lyari – of which 16 have been evacted.

Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan NAQVI also Advised the Residents of the Damaged Buildings to Move to Movie to Another Place to avoid any mishap.

“We cannot forceful Evict Anyone,” The commissioner was quoted as saying by geo news, adding that he will hold a meeting with the Sindh Building Control Authority (Sbca) On the IsSue of Issue of Issue of Issue of Issue of Issue of Issue of Issue.