A school roof collapsed Thursday in the Afridi Abad area of Peshawar, Pakistan, killing children and a teacher and injuring dozens, according to local authorities and hospital officials cited by several outlets. Rescue workers searched the rubble for people still trapped.
The reported death toll differed among the accounts. Deutsche Welle said at least 27 pupils under 13 and one teacher died, while the New York Post reported 28 children and a female teacher killed; the New York Times reported at least 20 children dead. Deutsche Welle said more than 40 people were injured, while the Post put the number at more than 50. The Post said six girls were among those killed. Victims were taken to Lady Reading Hospital, where an emergency was declared, according to the reports. The cause was not immediately clear.