Pakistan Factory Collapse

The death toll from the collapse of a factory in eastern Pakistan rose to 44 today as rescuers said that hopes of recovering more survivors were growing increasingly slim.

Rescue crews resumed digging through the rubble of a collapsed factory in Pakistan today as officials said they expected to find at least two dozen more bodies, with the death toll standing at 23.

Soldiers and rescuers in Lahore were carefully cutting through steel and using cranes to lift the debris of the building in a bid to find people still alive, with survivors telling AFP that many of the workers had been children.

Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones today even as rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to spotlight poor safety standards in south Asia.

At least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

At least 16 people were killed and 40 injured when the roof of factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

Bangladeshi doctors treating a "miracle" survivor pulled from ruins of a collapsed building after 17 days said Saturday she was doing "great" and had been reunited with her family.

A rescue official says the death toll from a factory that collapsed in eastern Pakistan has risen to 18. The factory, which manufactured medicine, caved in on Monday in the city of Lahore after several gas cylinders inside exploded.

The death toll from the collapse of a factory in eastern Pakistan rose to 44 today as rescuers said that hopes of recovering more survivors were growing increasingly slim.

Rescue crews resumed digging through the rubble of a collapsed factory in Pakistan today as officials said they expected to find at least two dozen more bodies, with the death toll standing at 23.

Soldiers and rescuers in Lahore were carefully cutting through steel and using cranes to lift the debris of the building in a bid to find people still alive, with survivors telling AFP that many of the workers had been children.

Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones today even as rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to spotlight poor safety standards in south Asia.

At least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

At least 16 people were killed and 40 injured when the roof of factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

Bangladeshi doctors treating a "miracle" survivor pulled from ruins of a collapsed building after 17 days said Saturday she was doing "great" and had been reunited with her family.

A rescue official says the death toll from a factory that collapsed in eastern Pakistan has risen to 18. The factory, which manufactured medicine, caved in on Monday in the city of Lahore after several gas cylinders inside exploded.