Death toll hits 18 in Turkish boarding school disaster: reports
ANKARA (AFP) - The body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed boarding school in central Turkey overnight, bringing the death toll to 18, Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.
The three-storey building outside Taskent town, in the province of Konya, collapsed early Friday after a gas leak from pipes in the kitchen caused a powerful explosion, leaving also at least 27 people injured.
The press lashed out Saturday at the authorities over the disaster as it emerged that the building was not properly inspected and the religious association running the boarding house was using it for summer Koran classes for girls without authorisation…[Read more]
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