3 killed, 7 injured as boat capsizes at tourist spot Kalam in Swat

WEB DESK: At least three people were dead and seven others injured after a boat capsized in Kalam’s Saifullah Lake, Swat, rescue officials said.

According to initial reports, rescue teams shifted the bodies and injured victims to Kalam Hospital.

Officials confirmed that the tourists on board the boat were from Punjab.

Meanwhile, at least five people were killed and 28 others injured in rain and lightning-related incidents across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, as authorities warned of looming flash floods, glacial lake outbursts and landslides over the coming days.

In Balochistan’s Zhob district and surrounding areas, torrential rain and strong winds caused three separate house collapses, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others, rescue officials said.

Meanwhile, severe weather caused casualties and infrastructural damage across multiple districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In the Khyber district, a fatal lightning strike during a heavy thunderstorm killed two children and injured three others, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).

In Upper Dir’s Wari area, lightning struck an educational institution in the Asori Dara region, injuring 15 female students.

Officials said that three of the injured students are in critical condition and have been shifted to a hospital for specialised treatment.

The PDMA said that torrential rain and a cloudburst in Lower Chitral damaged 27 houses, while flash floods impacted two mosques, two shops, a bridge, and four vehicles.

In Upper Chitral’s Yarkhun area of Mastuj, flash floods damaged irrigation canals and an additional house.

Meanwhile, rain accompanied by strong winds brought a sharp drop in temperature to Islamabad on Wednesday.

However, the squall uprooted several trees across the capital, crushing parked vehicles in the F-7 Sector.

Authorities said that emergency staff had been deployed to clear the debris and rescue the affected vehicles.