Death toll rises to 52 in Pakistan boat tragedy

The death toll in the boat capsize tragedy in a lake in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday rose to 52 after rescue officials recovered the body of one more student from a madrassa, a week after the incident, police officials said. A team of divers from the Pakistan Army has recovered all 52 bodies of the people who drowned in Tanda Dam Lake in Kohat district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after their boat capsized on January 29, police said.

According to officials, the divers on Monday rescued four students from the lake.

It is not clear how many people were on board the boat carrying madrassa students and staff members, they said.


Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Azam Khan has directed the local administration to provide emergency relief to the affected families.