Death toll in Lyari building collapse surges to 27, rescue operation still underway

The death toll from the five-storey building collapse in Karachi has risen to 27, with several people still missing under the rubble, officials said on Sunday.

Rescue teams worked overnight on Friday to pull out more bodies from the rubble of the building situated in Lyari on Fida Husain Shaikha Road in Lea Market.

Till Saturday, 80 per cent of the rescue operation had been completed, according to South Deputy Commissioner (DC) Javed Nabi Khoso.

Speaking to Dawn.com today at around 1:30pm...