(16 Apr 2024)
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Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir – 16 April 2024
1. Various of rescuers of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on boats searching for the missing people in the river
2. Various of onlookers
3. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Muhammad Amin Parray, eyewitness:
"The boat was hit by a wave and collided with the under construction pillars of the bridge, which broke the boat into two, which resulted in drowning of all the persons on board."
4. SOUNDBITE (Kashmiri) Firdous Ahmed Lone, rescuer and eyewitness:
"I heard cries, came running out of my house, saw about ten people waving their hands and calling for help, some drowned into the river. I pulled out four of them from the river, but they were already dead, among them were two kids, a labourer and a boat man."
5. Various of rescuers, people watching
6. Various of coffin of a victim being carried during his funeral procession
7. Women watching funeral procession
8. Various of coffins of victims being carried during their funeral procession
9. Various of Indian army soldiers at the site of rescue operation
STORYLINE:
Rescuers scrambled Tuesday to find three missing people after a boat carrying at least 15 capsized in a river in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing six of them, officials said.
Many of the passengers were children and six people were rescued, according to a civil administrator.
The boat capsized in Jhelum river in Srinagar, the region’s main city.
A rope that guided the boat across the river snapped with the force of the fast-flowing water, capsizing the vessel.
Heavy rains fell over the region in the past few days, leading to higher water levels in the river.
Eyewitness Firdous Ahmed Lone said he heard people crying for help and he rushed to save them.
“I pulled out four of them from the river, but they were already dead,” Lone said.
Boating accidents are common in India, where many vessels are overcrowded and have inadequate safety equipment.
Last year, 22 people drowned when a double-decker boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsized near a beach in Kerala state in southern India.
AP video by Mehraj Ud Din
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