More than 50 students killed after their pleasure boat capsizes in northwest Pakistan

31 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Pakistani authorities have raised to 51 the number of students killed in the lake of the Tanda dam, in the province of Khiber Pakhtunjua, after the boat in which they were sailing as part of an excursion sank last Sunday.

According to the district Police, more than fifty children, mostly between eight and ten years old, were traveling aboard the said boat with their teachers when the ship capsized, probably due to an excess of cargo, the ARY chain collects. News.

The Pakistani authorities suspended rescue operations on Sunday night due to the cold and darkness, although this Tuesday they resumed activity and recovered some thirty bodies, joining the 20 already located on the day of the tragedy. .

The minister of Jíber Pajtunjua, Jushdil Khan, who has traveled to the scene to supervise the rescue device, has assured that the operation will continue until all the bodies are located.