US EditionRescue boat evacuating flood victims capsizes in eastern Pakistan, killing 9
Floods displaced over 140,000 people in Jalalpur Pirwala; private boats charging Rs2,000 each capsized amid strong currents, causing multiple deaths and ongoing rescue efforts.
- A rescue boat carrying 20 people capsized on the swollen Indus River in eastern Punjab, Pakistan, killing nine during a flood evacuation this week.
- Flooding intensified due to unusually heavy seasonal rains combined with multiple discharges from Indian reservoirs, leading to a shortage of government rescue boats and forcing families to depend on private vessels, which were often unsafe.
- Rescue teams, including Pakistan Army divers, recovered nine bodies and are still searching for two missing victims as multiple similar capsizing incidents occurred in southern Punjab.
- Following her trip to Jalalpur, Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced that she has mandated enhanced police supervision of all boat services, as officials confirmed that floods across the country have resulted in 946 fatalities.
- The incident highlights ongoing humanitarian challenges as over 4,000 villages in Punjab remain submerged, displacing 2.1 million people with relief and evacuation efforts continuing amid local distrust of rescue services.
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