8 killed, 5 missing in boat accident in E. Afghanistan
STORY: 8 killed, 5 missing in boat accident in E. Afghanistan
SHOOTING TIME: June 1, 2024
DATELINE: June 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:21
LOCATION: Kabul
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of people searching for the bodies or survivors in a river following a boat accident in Momand Dara district, east Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province
STORYLINE:
At least eight people were killed and five others missing after a boat carrying 26 people capsized in a river in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, a local official confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday.
The accident occurred on Saturday morning when the boat sank during a river crossing in Basol area of Momand Dara district, said Quraishi Badloon, head of the provincial information department.
Thirteen people were rescued, while five others remained missing. The passengers were mostly women and children.
According to Badloon, eight bodies have been recovered so far, and efforts were ongoing to retrieve the missing people.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporti
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