Death toll from Pakistan building collapse rises to 27

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Rescuers in Pakistan on Sunday pulled seven more bodies from under the rubble of a five-story building that collapsed earlier this week in the southern city of Karachi, raising the death toll to 27.

Rescue workers from the city municipality and non-governmental organizations backed by army troops continued to retrieve the bodies for the fourth consecutive day as narrow streets hampered operations and the use of heavy machinery.

Saad Edhi, a spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation relief agency told Anadolu Agency that the seven victims belonged to the same family.

More than two dozen people were injured after the building collapsed in the city's central district, falling on two adjacent structures on Thursday, bringing them down as well.

Police have arrested the building's owner, who allegedly violated zoning rules.