Horrific: School Trip Takes Nightmare Turn After Boat Capsizes — 10 Kids Killed and More Are Missing
Ten children died in a horrible accident in Northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
A boat carrying students on a day trip from their local madrassa (an Islamic religious school) capsized in Tanda Dam lake, which is located in the Pakhtunkhwa province of the South Asian country.
Speaking with the Agence France-Presse (AFP News), local police official Mir Rauf confirmed the boat had been carrying between 25 and 30 students ages seven to 14.
In addition to the 10 dead, 11 were rescued from the accident, six of those in critical condition.
At the time AFP News published its report, Rauf told the outlet “A rescue operation is underway.”
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Kohat’s district commissioner Mahmood Aslam confirmed to Reuters that military divers were sent in to retrieve the children.
According to Aslam, eight students were missing when the rescue efforts began.
According to AFP News mass drownings are actually common in Pakistan, especially when it com …