At least 20 dead, 30 missing as a result of the boat capsizing in PakistanIn the Indus river in Sadikabad district, the overloaded boat capsized on its way to a wedding.
At least 20 people were killed and 30 missing when a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in a river in central Pakistan, officials said.The overloaded boat was on its way to a wedding and capsized in the Indus River in Sadikabad district, the government said on Monday.In the statement, which stated that approximately 90 people were rescued by divers, it was stated that the majority of the passengers were women and children.It was stated that all on board belonged to a clan and were on their way to a family wedding across the river.“We have received 20 bodies so far,” local government official Aslam Tasleem told local media channel Geo News, most of them women."We are not sure exactly how many people are on the boat. We only take estimates based on family members' accounts," he said.Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif previously took to Twitter to express his condolences to the families of the victims."I am saddened by the loss of 19 valuable people's lives as a result of the boat capsizing in the Indus River... We pray that Allah will give the deceased a place in His mercy and give patience to the affected families."About 35 divers from a state-run rescue service have joined an operation to find and rescue more people in the river, the government said.Villagers in rural areas of Pakistan often use boats to travel on run-down roads, often far from their homes, avoiding higher automobile transport costs.
At least 20 people were killed and 30 missing when a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in a river in central Pakistan, officials said.The overloaded boat was on its way to a wedding and capsized in the Indus River in Sadikabad district, the government said on Monday.In the statement, which stated that approximately 90 people were rescued by divers, it was stated that the majority of the passengers were women and children.It was stated that all on board belonged to a clan and were on their way to a family wedding across the river.“We have received 20 bodies so far,” local government official Aslam Tasleem told local media channel Geo News, most of them women."We are not sure exactly how many people are on the boat. We only take estimates based on family members' accounts," he said.Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif previously took to Twitter to express his condolences to the families of the victims."I am saddened by the loss of 19 valuable people's lives as a result of the boat capsizing in the Indus River... We pray that Allah will give the deceased a place in His mercy and give patience to the affected families."About 35 divers from a state-run rescue service have joined an operation to find and rescue more people in the river, the government said.Villagers in rural areas of Pakistan often use boats to travel on run-down roads, often far from their homes, avoiding higher automobile transport costs.
