JALALPUR: As many as five people, including children and a woman, lost their lives as a rescue boat capsized during a flood rescue operation in Jalalpur area of Punjab.
The tragic incident occurred in the Chenab River during a rescue operation.
According to details, the boat, carrying 20, capsized in the floodwater while the affected people were being transferred to a safer place. The rescuers managed to rescue a few of them, but four children and one woman drowned.
Rescue sources confirmed that the victims included two infants, one aged just 3 months and the other 6 months old. The deceased have been identified as 3-year-old Mahnoor, 6-year-old Fatima, and 7-year-old Amir, all of whom lost their lives in the boat capsizing incident.
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It is worthy to be mentioned that Pakistan is facing a catastrophic flood crisis in 2025, driven by relentless monsoon rains, flash floods, and glacial lake outbursts, claiming over 800 lives and affecting more than 1.2 million people across multiple provinces.
