NAWABSHAH: Six members of a single family were killed as their boat capsized in a private water park in Nawabshah.

Ten people were in the boat when tragedy struck.

The boat could not maintain balance due to extra weight and capsized.

Women and children were among the casualties.

The injured were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital for treatment of their injuries, rescue teams stated.

Emergency team reached the scene as soon as they were informed of the incident. They imposed an emergency in the recreational spot. </s> In a tragic incident at a tourist attraction in Nawabshah, at least eight people of a family drowned after a boat carrying them capsized.

NAWABSHAH: In a tragic incident at a tourist attraction in Nawabshah on Thursday, at least eight people of a family drowned after a boat carrying them capsized.



According to the police, six bodies were fished out while the search for two people is still underway. Bodies of three women and children each were shifted to a nearby hospital.

The children were in the age bracket of five to fifteen years.

Additional Commissioner Imtiaz Rajpar said that the incident occurred at an illegal water park, which had no safety measures placed at the site, he added that the man running the tourist attraction has been taken into custody. </s> NAWABSHAH: In a tragic incident at a tourist attraction in Nawabshah on Thursday, at least eight people of a family drowned after a boat carrying them capsized.



According to the police, six bodies were fished out while the search for two people is still underway. Bodies of three women and children each were shifted to a nearby hospital.

The children were in the age bracket of five to fifteen years.

Additional Commissioner Imtiaz Rajpar said that the incident occurred at an illegal water park, which had no safety measures placed at the site, he added that the man running the tourist attraction has been taken into custody. </s> NAWABSHAH - Six of a family, including five children, died on Thursday after a boat capsized in a private water park near Nawabshah-Daur bypass.

Shahnaz, 55, and her nephews and nieces Kashish, 11, Komal, 8, Siddiq, 6, and Aijaz, 4 ─ who were all siblings ─ along with another 6-year-old nephew, Husnain, died due to drowning after a boat they had boarded in the private water reservoir, overturned, Dawn reported.

The family of the deceased said that the water facility, spread over acres, was private property with no rescue service or facility of life jackets available.

People from nearby villages, upon receiving news of the incident, notified rescue services after which divers reached the site and started the search operation.

There were 22 people onboard when the boat capsized, however, other adults managed to save their lives, the eyewitnesses added.

The rescuers managed to take out the bodies of the drowned after which they were shifted to Nawabshah’s Peoples Medical University Hospital where they were pronounced dead by doctors.

Anila Naich, mother of the deceased children, and relatives Ali Hassan Naich and Ali Akbar Naich said the family had come to the facility for recreational purposes, completely unaware that it would prove so disastrous.

Station House Officer (SHO) Taluka Police Station Asghar Awan said that they have arrested the boat operator.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shaheed Benazirabad Nauman Siddiq Latki said the district government would provide support and compensation to the bereaved family.

He said the private facility did not have permission to operate as a water park and was thus illegal.

DC Latki added that investigation was underway to ascertain more facts about the existence of such facilities. </s> A boat overloaded with passengers in northern Nigeria has capsized, killing 21 people, according to the state rescue agency.

The boat with an estimated 50 passengers on board overturned in strong currents in a river in the Gandi district of Sokoto state on Thursday, Suleiman Karim of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP news agency.

"Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 17 women and four children on board the overloaded boat which capsized due to strong waves," he said.

He said the other 29 passengers were lucky to make it to the shore.

The passengers were heading to Garin Kare village on the other side of the river to check on their homes, which they deserted following deadly attacks last month by suspected cattle thieves in neighbouring villages.

Thousands of the villagers fled to a makeshift camp after the bandits' attack, in which 32 people were killed and dozens of homes razed.

Boat capsizes are common in Nigeria due to overcrowding and the lack of maintenance for vessels, particularly during the annual rainy season.

In July, 22 traders were killed after their boat capsized in high winds in the Isa district of Sokoto state following a heavy downpour.

Passenger boats in Nigeria, especially in more remote areas, are often poorly maintained and sometimes incapable of navigating rough waters.

But operators with narrow profit margins typically try to put on board an excessive number of passengers to boost income. </s> NIGERIA: Twenty-one people were killed when their boat capsized in an area wracked by deadly attacks blamed on cattle thieves in northern Nigeria, the emergency services said Friday.

The vessel carrying 50 passengers overturned in strong currents in a river in the Gandi district of Sokoto state around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) on Thursday, Suleiman Karim of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told AFP.

"Rescue teams recovered the bodies of 17 women and four children on board the overloaded boat which capsized due to strong waves," he said.

He said the other 29 passengers were lucky to make it to the shore.

The passengers were heading to Garin Kare village on the other side of the river to check on their homes, which they deserted following deadly raids last month by suspected cattle thieves on neighbouring villages.

Thousands of the villagers fled to a makeshift camp in Gandi town after the bandits' attack, in which 32 people were killed and dozens of homes burnt.

Boat capsizes are common in Nigeria due to overcrowding and the lack of maintenance for vessels, particularly during the annual rainy season.

Last month, 22 traders were killed after their boat capsized in high winds in the Isa district of Sokoto state following a heavy downpour. </s> Twenty-one persons were killed in Gandi District, Sokoto State, when a boat conveying 50 passengers capsized on Thursday.

29 other passengers were lucky to make it to the shore alive.

Suleiman Karim of the National Emergency Management Agency said the vessel which was overloaded overturned in strong currents in a river in Gandi.

Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 17 women and four children on board the boat.

The passengers were heading to Garin Kare village on the other side of the river to check on their homes, which they deserted following deadly raids by suspected cattle rustlers last month. </s> At least eight dead as boat capsizes in Indonesia

At least eight people died and several others remain missing after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Borneo on Monday, an official said, in the latest deadly maritime accident in Indonesia.

Some 33 people have so far been rescued and navy personnel have been dispatched to search for the remaining passengers, but he said high waves are impeding operations.

"We don't know yet what has caused the accident and how exactly it happened. But we'll try to figure that out and are now focusing on finding the remaining passengers," Mulyadi told AFP.

It is the latest boat accident in the vast Indonesian archipelago, which relies heavily on boats to ferry people around its 17,000 islands, but has a patchy safety record.

Last July, eight people drowned in a boat accident on the same route from Tarakan to Tanjung Selor.

On New Year's day last year at least 23 people died when a tourist boat from Jakarta burst into flames.

It was carrying about 250 local holidaymakers to celebrate the New Year on Tidung island near Jakarta. </s> At least eight dead as passenger boat capsizes in Indonesia

An Indonesian Navy ship taking part in a search and rescue operation off Borneo. Boat accidents in the country are not uncommon. — Reuters picJAKARTA, Jan 1 — At least eight people died and several others remain missing after a passenger boat capsized off the coast of Borneo today, an official said, in the latest deadly maritime accident in Indonesia.

The ferry was carrying some 45 people when it sank just minutes after leaving Tanjung Selor in North Borneo province, said Gusti Anwar Mulyadi a senior official of the local search and rescue agency.

Some 33 people have so far been rescued and navy personnel have been dispatched to search for the remaining passengers, but he said high waves are impeding operations.

“We don't know yet what has caused the accident and how exactly it happened. But we'll try to figure that out and are now focusing on finding the remaining passengers,” Mulyadi told AFP.

It is the latest boat accident in the vast Indonesian archipelago, which relies heavily on boats to ferry people around its 17,000 islands, but has a patchy safety record.

Last July, eight people drowned in a boat accident on the same route from Tarakan to Tanjung Selor.

On New Year's day last year at least 23 people died when a tourist boat from Jakarta burst into flames.

It was carrying about 250 local holidaymakers to celebrate the New Year on Tidung island near Jakarta. — AFP
A boat capsizes in Nawabshah, Pakistan, killing eight people.