11 children die as boat capsize in Kohat

• DC Kohat Furqan Ashraf confirmed the tragic incident.
• Boat carrying 30 people and most of them were children.
• 15 children have been taken out while 11 died.

KOHAT: At least 11 children died and several other recovered as boat capsized in Tanda Dam of Kohat on Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kohat Furqan Ashraf confirmed the tragic incident and said that the boat was carrying as many as 30 people and most of them were children. 15 children have been taken out and shifted to the hospital while 11 children have died.

Rescue sources said most of the people who were killed were kids.

Rescue sources further said that all the children belong to the village of Mir Bash Khel in the suburbs of Kohat and all these children are students of a local madrassa who had come for picnic.

DC Ashraf said that a team of divers has been called from Peshawar that will reach the spot in one to two hours.

He added that about 16 children who drowned were taken to the hospital while 11 have died.

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The Deputy Commissioner also said that Pakistan Army’s rescue teams have also reached the site of the incident where relief operations are being carried out.