30 drown as overloaded boat capsizes in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: At least 30 people, including four children, drowned and several others went missing as an overloaded wooden boat carrying 80 passengers capsized Wednesday in the Indus river in northwest Pakistan, police said.
The incident occured at Tarbela area in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP province. "At least 30 people died in the boat capsize," KP Information Minister Shaukat Ali Yusafzai said.
Search teams have rescued 15 people and recovered 30 bodies, police said, adding that the deceased included four children and several women.
The ill-fated boat was ferrying 80 people from Nala Amazai village in Torghar district to Haripur district when it capsized midway due to overloading, they said.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
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