Raghagan Dam incident
Date21 July 2021
LocationRaghagan Dam, Bajaur, Pakistan
TypeBoat sinking
CausePoor arrangements and overloading of boats
Deaths4

On July 21, 2021, three boats sank on the first day of Eid-ul-Adha in the Raghagan Dam in Bajaur, killing four people and leaving 20 missings.

The first sinking boat of tourists who went to the dam to have a picnic on the occasion of Eid had 18 people on board.[1] The second boat went to rescue it and it also sank. Then the third boat went to rescue the people in both boats and it also sank.[2][3] Rescue boats carrying seven people have also drowned. The bodies of four people aboard the boat have been recovered while four people were rescued alive, including three children, who were rushed to hospital in critical condition.[4] According to rescue officials, 20 people are missing and a rescue operation is underway to find them.[5][6]

People in Raghgan Bazaar also protested against the incident which took place due to poor arrangements in Raghgan Dam.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "باجوڑ: راغگان ڈیم میں کشتیاں ڈوبنے سے چار افراد ہلاک، تین لاپتہ". 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "باجوڑ، راغگان ڈیم میں 3کشتیاں ڈوبنے سے 4 افراد جاں بحق، 20 لاپتہ".
  3. ↑ "ڈیم میں کشتی ڈوب گئی ریسکیو کیلئے دوسری کشتی گئی تو وہ بھی ڈوب گئی تیسری گئی تو وہ بھی ڈوب گئی باجوڑ سے انتہائی افسوسناک خبر آگئی". 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "باجوڑ: راغگان ڈیم میں 3کشتیاں ڈوبنے سے 4 افراد جاں بحق".
  5. ↑ "Four Killed as Overloaded Boat Capsizes in Bajaur Dam".
  6. ↑ "4 killed, 20 missing as three boats capsize in dam in Pakistan". 22 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "باجوڑ: راغگان ڈیم میں 3 کشتیاں ڈوب گئیں، 4 افراد جاں بحق، 20 لاپتہ".

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