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India-Pakistan
At least 18 die as boat carrying wedding party sinks near Multan
2014-09-15
[DAWN] Severe flooding sank a boat carrying a wedding party near Multan in Punjab province on Sunday, killing the bridegroom and 17 others, officials said.
"The party was just ruined!"
Senior police officer Mian Tanvir said the army-run boat carrying over 30 people capsized when it hit debris from a dyke that had been blown up earlier in the day to divert waters away from urban areas.

"Divers are searching for the remainders," he said, adding that 18 passengers had been rescued. The army later said in a statement that an officer had drowned while helping in rescue efforts. Local television channels showed footage of emergency workers and the wailing father of the bridegroom.

The bride was among the rescued. "We were many people in the boat and water started seeping in and eventually it overturned," she told a news hound from a local television channel, which did not give her name. "I don't know who survived and who we lost."
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