School roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar kills at least 27 students, one teacher

Officials in Peshawar, Pakistan, confirmed on Thursday that at least 27 pupils under the age of 13 died when an elementary school roof collapsed in the Afridi Abad area of the city. One teacher has also died, they said. The deceased, along with more than 40 other injured people, were brought to Lady Reading Hospital as rescue workers rushed to clear the rubble and search for more survivors. "We have taken out ​at ‌least 45 children," said district emergency officer Iftikhar Khan, but added that more children were thought to still be under the rubble. From her hospital bed, a teacher told reporters that the school had three floors and more than 1,200 pupils and staff.