Volunteers of FOCUS Pakistan rescued people from collapsed building

The four-storey under-construction building on plot no. 517 collapsed around 8:30 pm Tuesday night near Firdous Market in Liaquatabad No.6. Rescue workers from different agencies pulled out 13 injured people, and 16 bodies from the debris.

“Volunteers of Focus Pakistan were using snake-eye cameras and vibraphones to detect anybody still alive but trapped in the debris of the collapsed building. Some 13 injured people were rescued,” said Murad Pyar Ali, the team leader of the Focus Pakistan Search and Rescue Team, affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network.

The Focus Pakistan team members, who were trained by experts from Sweden and UK in carrying out search and rescue operations and have the experience of working at the destroyed site of Marriot Hotel Islamabad, said that they reached the site around 10:00 pm Tuesday night.

“Our 14 male and six female rescuers are here in two shifts since then and are assisting the city and town administration in pulling out the injured from the rubble.” another Focus Pakistan member, Zainab, said.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=189490

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  1. Well done we all are proud of your timely efforts and contribution to humanitarian assistance extended the resident and helped local Government bodies.

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