19 women drowned as boat capsizes in Pakistan's Indus River: media
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19 women drowned as boat capsizes in Pakistan's Indus River: media

19 women drowned as boat capsizes in Pakistan's Indus River: media
Officials coordinate an operation to recover bodies from the Indus River after a boating accident, in Sadiqabad district, about 350 kilometers (210 miles) south of Multan, Pakistan, Monday, July 18, 2022. The passenger boat carrying nearly 100 members of a wedding party capsized on Monday in the fast-flowing Indus river in eastern Punjab province, killing more than dozen people, government and rescue officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Shabaan)


At least 19 women were killed on Monday when a boat capsized in the Indus River near Machka area of Sadiqabad city in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.

According to media, around 60 to 70 passengers were on board. They were part of a marriage procession that was heading towards Machka from a nearby area.

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At least 35 people were rescued by the locals, police told media.

The search operation for the people who are still missing is underway. 

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