Significantly increased the number of dead children as a result of overturning an overloaded boat with schoolchildren. In addition to the two elders, 49 children were among the dead.. Bodies of teacher and carrier recovered from water at Tanda Dam tourist site, raising death toll to 51. All the boys, aged seven to 14, went on a day trip to the picturesque Tanda Dam on Sunday, reports The Guardian..
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“The water on the dam was freezing because of the cold weather, which interfered with the rescue mission. But today, divers were able to dive deep to retrieve the remaining bodies,” Khatir Ahmad, a senior rescue official, said on Tuesday..
Muhammad Umar, who sells tea at a picnic spot overlooking the popular tourist spot, said dozens of parents and relatives had gathered over the past few days..
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“Every time a body was removed from the scene, they jumped to the diver to check if it was their son, and every time we heard them scream? from pain and suffering,” he said.
The video below talks about fewer victims, this is still yesterday's data.
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Lake Tanda Dam is located about three miles from the Islamic school in Kohat, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Police spokesman Fazal Nayem released the new death toll on Tuesday after completing the rescue mission.. This was confirmed in the military media.
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\; its capacity was between 20 and 25 people,” Naeem said, adding that five people were rescued, including four students and one teacher..
The Pakistan Army has shared photos showing divers crossing the lake in rubber boats and entering the water to search for more bodies..
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'I'm stuck under a boat,' survivor Muhammad Mustafa, 11, said from his hospital bed on Sunday. \? and the sweater was pulling me down so I took them off. The water was very cold and my body was numb. I thought I was going to pass out, but they saved me."
Drownings often occur in Pakistan when old and overloaded ships lose their balance..