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Rescuers retrieve 26 bodies of holidaymakers KARACHI, Monday (AFP) Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 26 holidaymakers who were drowned Sunday when their overloaded boat capsized in a lake in southern Sindh province, police and hospital officials said. "There could now one or two more bodies under water as the exact number of people who were on board is not known," police official Ramzan Sangijo said. There were no survivors and a search is underway for more victims, he added. "Rescuers have fished out 26 bodies from the lake so far and the toll could rise as the search is underway," Mohammad Dawood, a doctor at a local hospital, told AFP. The boat overturned in high winds at Khinjer Lake near Thatta, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of the port city of Karachi. Witnesses said that the boat capsized due to overloading and gusty winds. The lake is a favourite picnic spot for day trippers from crowded Karachi, thousands of whom line its banks at weekends. |
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