The students, aged between seven and 14 years were on an excursion trip when their boat capsized in the Tanda Dam lake in Kohat district, officials said
Islamabad: At least 10 children died when a boat carrying the madrasa students capsized near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pakistan on Sunday, authorities said. The boat overturned in Tanda dam as 20-35 young students were being taken on a pleasure trip by the local madrasa. The divers recovered all the bodies of dead children from the dam water. Six students have
At least 85 people are estimated to have lost their lives when an overloaded boat capsized in a flood-swollen river in Nigeria's Anambra, reports AFP quoting President Muhammadu Buhari.
"The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods in the Ogbaru area of the state, with emergency services confirming a death toll of 76," said Buhari's office.
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William Henrichs, 66, of St. Cloud, was rescued from Rice Lake by another man with a pontoon after Henrichs' boat capsized Monday afternoon on Rice Lake. According to the release, "he was cold but otherwise uninjured."