16 Children Rescued, Nine Missing From Capsized Boat In NW Pakistan

16 Children Rescued, Nine Missing From Capsized Boat In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 (NNN-APP) – Sixteen children were rescued from a boat that capsized in Kohat district of Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, today, an official said.

The boat, with 25 children onboard capsized in the Tanda Dam of the district, earlier in the morning, and divers recovered 16 children, while nine were still missing, deputy commissioner of Kohat district, Furqan Ashraf, said.

Talking to the media, sources from a rescue organisation, the Edhi Foundation, said that, the children were students of a seminary, who were visiting the dam for recreational activity.

The injured children have been shifted to a nearby hospital.– NNN-APP

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