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UNICEF urges school safety checks after Peshawar roof collapse

UNICEF said on October 15 that reports of a roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar’s Dir Colony indicated at least 28 children and one teacher had…

Central Peshawar — archival photograph, not the site of the school accident.
Central Peshawar — archival photograph, not the site of the school accident.

UNICEF said on October 15 that reports of a roof collapse at a private school in Peshawar’s Dir Colony indicated at least 28 children and one teacher had died, with more than 50 people injured.

The agency called for regular school-building safety inspections and offered response and psychosocial support. These figures reflect information cited in that statement, rather than a newly confirmed final toll.

Central Peshawar — archival photograph, not the site of the school accident.

Source: www.unicef.org.

Photo credit: Mohammed Ahmed Arsalan Khan.

Image on Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP.

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