Tanda Dam boat disaster explained
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]
Notes and References
- News: 31 January 2023 . Pakistan: 49 children drown after overloaded boat capsizes in lake . . live . 1 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131213231/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/31/pakistan-children-drown-overloaded-boat-capsizes-tanda-dam-lake . 31 January 2023.
- News: Death toll in Tanda Dam boat capsize rises to 30 . . live . 1 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202184752/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1035832-death-toll-in-tanda-dam-boat-capsize-rises-to-30 . 2 February 2023.
- News: Four booked in Tanda Dam boat sinking case . . live . 1 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202184752/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/01/30/four-booked-in-tanda-dam-boat-sinking-case/ . 2 February 2023.
- News: 29 January 2023 . 11 seminary pupils die in Kohat boat mishap . . live . 1 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202184758/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2398270/at-least-10-students-killed-as-boat-capsizes-in-kohats-tanda-dam . 2 February 2023.
