mosque roof

The mosque roof collapsed, broadcaster Geo News said, trapping about 30 to 40 people under the rubble.

It collapsed the mosque roof, broadcaster Geo News said, trapping about 30 to 40 people under the rubble.

Witnesses and survivors described scenes of panic and chaos as the mosque roof collapsed, leaving many worshipers trapped and screaming underneath heavy rubble.

Police told journalists that many worshipers Monday were trapped and injured after the mosque roof collapsed on them and that rescuers had worked for hours to remove rubble in a frantic attempt to reach them.

On the mosque roof a hundred men of the desert knelt praying in the sunset, their faces turned towards Mecca.