Death toll in Pakistan's boat capsizal incident rises to 52
STORY: Death toll in Pakistan's boat capsizal incident rises to 52
DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023
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LOCATION: Islamabad
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Pakistani rescue workers recovered 21 more bodies from a dam in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the death toll of Sunday's boat incident to 52, an official said on Tuesday.
Students of a seminary were aboard the boat when it capsized in Tanda Dam in Kohat district of the province on Sunday morning, District Police Officer Abdul Rauf Babar Qaisarani said.
All of the drowned so far recovered were aged between seven and 14 who came to the dam for a picnic, said the official, adding that the search operation for two more missing students is still underway.
The Pakistani army and navy were taking part in the relief operations at the lake to assist the local administration in their rescue activities.
Earlier, police and local authorities provided contradictory figures for the number o
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