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Tanda Dam boat disaster

Coordinates: 33°34′13″N 71°23′53″E / 33.5703°N 71.3980°E / 33.5703; 71.3980
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Tanda Dam boat disaster
The lake the dam is located on
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Date29 January 2023 (2023-01-29)
LocationTanda Dam, Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates33°34′13″N 71°23′53″E / 33.5703°N 71.3980°E / 33.5703; 71.3980
CountryPakistan
Statistics
Passengers58
Deaths53
Injured5

On 29 January 2023, children from the villages of Mir Bashkhel and Sulaiman Talab had gone on a picnic to Tanda Dam in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, but drowned after their boat capsized. Fifty-one children and two adults drowned; five people were rescued – four students and a teacher.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan: 49 children drown after overloaded boat capsizes in lake". The Guardian. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Death toll in Tanda Dam boat capsize rises to 30". The News International. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Four booked in Tanda Dam boat sinking case". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "11 seminary pupils die in Kohat boat mishap". The Express Tribune. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.