Ten children killed in northwest Pakistan boat capsize

South Asia

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29 January, 2023, 02:15 pm
Last modified: 29 January, 2023, 02:15 pm

Ten children died when their boat capsized on Sunday in northwest Pakistan, a local police official said.

All of the dead so far recovered from Tanda Dam lake in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were between seven and 14-years-old, according to local police official Mir Rauf. "A rescue operation is underway," he told AFP.

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