As many as 15 people, including five women and four children, were drowned in Kirthar Canal near Amrote Shareef after a passenger van fell into canal on Wednesday. According to detail, the passenger van was on its way to Golo Daro from Gharhi Yasin in District Khairpur, when reached at Kirthar Canal its fell into it, subsequently at least 16 people were drowned.
According to witnesses, around 30 passengers were in the van.
On receiving information, the administration reached on the spot and started rescue and recovered 15 bodies including of six women and four children while nine people were fished out alive and shifted them to Gharihi Yasin and Shikarpur hospitals.
Some among the dead identified as Bachul Manganhar, Sangaar Jaffery, Umedan Jaffery, child Arshad Jafery (6), Wahid Ali, Jafery (5) and Rashid Ali (9). The Shikarpur deputy commissioner confirmed death of 15 people.
Sindh Minister for Local Government Agha Siraj Durrani confirmed the death of 14 people and told that as many as seven other people are still missing and district administration is searching their bodies and he was directed the administration for help and EDO health, DC, and other officials are present on the spot.
Thursday 29 November 2012 http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C11%5C29%5Cstory_29-11-2012_pg7_12
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