JALALPUR PIRWALA (Kashmir English): A rescue boat carrying flood-affected citizens capsized in Jalalpur Pirwala during a flood evacuation, police said on Wednesday.
According to the police, 19 people were on board when the boat overturned.
Multan City Police Officer Sadiq Ali Dogar said that a child was killed, while eighteen passengers were rescued.
Earlier, on September 6, a similar incident unfolded where five people drowned after a boat capsized in the Chenab River in Jalalpur Pirwala.
“The causes of the boat accident are being carefully examined. Initially, five deaths, including children on board the boat, have been confirmed,” Multan Deputy Commissioner Wasim Hamid Sindhu said.
He ordered the rescue authorities to immediately intensify the search operation. “Rescue operations are being carried out to search for more people on board the boat,” Sindhu said.
Meanwhile, CPO Dogar said police teams were providing full support to Rescue 1122, and the initial reasons for the boat accident included the darkness and flooded routes.
