Five people dead as rescue boat overturns in Pakistan floods | News

More than a dozen rescued after boat capsizes during evacuations in Pakistan’s flood-stricken Punjab.

At least five people have lost their lives and more than a dozen had to be rescued in Pakistan’s flood-affected southern Punjab province after a boat carrying evacuees capsized.

According to the disaster management authority, the boat overturned on Saturday in Multan district because of strong currents, but the majority of passengers were saved.