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More than 50 dead and missing in shipwreck during wedding in Pakistan

Wedding boat capsizes over 50 dead and missing in Pakistan | Font: AFP

Shipwreck with guests wedding Monday at Pakistan More than 50 people have died or gone missing as a result, local authorities said on Wednesday, admitting they had given up hope of finding survivors.

boatwith more than 100 family members, capsized while crossing the turbulent Indus River in Sadiqabad district, Punjab province.

Local authorities found the bodies of 26 people, mostly women and children, but many more were missing.

“More than 48 hours have passed since accidentso there is no chance of finding survivors,” Nisar Gill, a spokesman for the Kashif district administration, told AFP.

Women in Pakistan can’t swim

Most of the survivors are men who managed to swim to shore, Gill said.

AT Pakistanwomen do not usually learn to swim, as their behavior in public is still largely determined by conservative behavior.

AFP


Source: RPP

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