MULTAN: Pakistani rescuers on Tuesday resumed a seek for 29 individuals who went lacking after a passenger boat carrying almost 100 members of a marriage social gathering capsized within the fast-flowing Indus river.
Twenty-one ladies and youngsters had been killed within the catastrophe a day earlier, a senior authorities official mentioned.
Divers from Pakistan‘s military had been anticipated to affix the rescue operation in Sadiqabad, a district within the jap Punjab province, authorities official Saleem Assi mentioned.
He mentioned the our bodies of 21 folks had up to now been recovered and handed over to their family.
Assi mentioned at the very least 65 folks, together with the bridegroom, had been rescued on Monday, however 29 folks, together with youngsters, had been nonetheless lacking. The lacking passengers are feared useless. Their family are nonetheless ready hopefully alongside the riverbank to witness the rescue operation.
Assi mentioned at the very least 90 folks had been on board the boat when the it capsized.
Such accidents are widespread in Pakistan, the place rickety picket boats are sometimes used to move items and folks on rivers and lakes. Most function with out life jackets.
Twenty-one ladies and youngsters had been killed within the catastrophe a day earlier, a senior authorities official mentioned.
Divers from Pakistan‘s military had been anticipated to affix the rescue operation in Sadiqabad, a district within the jap Punjab province, authorities official Saleem Assi mentioned.
He mentioned the our bodies of 21 folks had up to now been recovered and handed over to their family.
Assi mentioned at the very least 65 folks, together with the bridegroom, had been rescued on Monday, however 29 folks, together with youngsters, had been nonetheless lacking. The lacking passengers are feared useless. Their family are nonetheless ready hopefully alongside the riverbank to witness the rescue operation.
Assi mentioned at the very least 90 folks had been on board the boat when the it capsized.
Such accidents are widespread in Pakistan, the place rickety picket boats are sometimes used to move items and folks on rivers and lakes. Most function with out life jackets.