Archive · 7 Sep 2025
Rescue Boat Capsizes in Pakistan, Killing Five
A rescue boat in Pakistan, helping people escape floods, overturned, resulting in five fatalities, including children and a 70-year-old woman.
The incident happened on Saturday in the Chenab River, Multan district, Pakistan.
The boat was hit by an underwater object.
Ten people were rescued.
Heavy monsoon rains have caused significant flooding in the region, affecting both rural and urban areas.
Climate change is making the monsoon season more unpredictable and dangerous, leading to increased incidents like these.
A rescue boat capsized in the Chenab River, Multan district, Pakistan.
Five people, including children and a 70-year-old woman, died in the incident.
The boat was rescuing people from floodwaters.
An underwater object hitting the boat caused the accident.
Ten people were rescued.
- Who
- Evacuees
- What
- Rescue boat capsized
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Chenab River, Multan district, Pakistan
- Why
- Boat hit an underwater object
- Incident
- Rescue boat capsizing
- Location
- Chenab River, Multan district, Pakistan
- Fatalities
- Five, including children and a 70-year-old woman
- Cause
- Underwater object hit the boat
- Victims
- Evacuees from floods
- Rescue Efforts
- Ten people rescued
Sources
Five killed as evacuation boat capsizes in flood-hit Southern Punjab in Pakistan
Boat capsizes in flood-hit southern Punjab, Pakistan; five dead, over a dozen rescued
5 people drowned after a rescue boat capsized in flood-hit Pakistan's Multan district
