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Pakistan school roof collapse toll rises to at least 29

Rescuers kept digging through the rubble of a private school in the northwest as the toll rose from eighteen; officials have not said what caused it.

On air: Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 6:53 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “School roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 6:53 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Gloria Vance and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Pakistan.
BBN covered this story before: School roof collapse kills at least 18 people in Pakistan (October 15).

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Al JazeeraSchool roof collapses in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 29 people

What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn northwestern Pakistan this morning, the death toll from a school roof collapse has risen to at least twenty-nine, according to Al Jazeera.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEarlier today the count stood at eighteen or higher. It has climbed as rescuers have kept working through the debris of the private school.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThose are children and families, and I think everyone watching is thinking of them this morning. Do we know what caused it?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe reports we have do not say what caused the roof to fail. That is the question parents in the district will want answered first.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCollapses like this usually lead to inspections of other school buildings, and to hard questions about who approved this one.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOfficials have not yet announced either.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA school should be the safest building in town. Families deserve real answers, and soon.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWe will bring you the official findings when they come.

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