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At least 20 dead as boat capsizes in Pakistan Officials of the country said that more than 30 people are missing. More than 100 people were said to be on the boat.
The boat capsized while traveling in the river Indus. There were more people than the specified amount. Most of the passengers are women and children. Officials said the passengers were on their way to a wedding.
About 90 people were reportedly rescued alive from the river by divers.
A government official said most of the bodies recovered were of women.
Villagers in Pakistan mostly travel by boats. They travel by boat as there are no road facilities in many areas.