(10 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Neelum Valley, Pakistan-controlled Kashmir – 10 June 2024
1. Wide shot of rescue team using boat for search operation
2. Mid of diver preparing for dive to find missing bodies
3. Wide of rescue boat
4. SOUNDBITE (Urdu) Akhtar Ayub, District disaster management authority in-charge, Neelum valley:
“Yesterday a jeep fell in the river. There were about 23 people in it. Six bodies were recovered, and 10 others are still missing. Three injured people have been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital. The rest of the people jumped to safety. A rescue operation has been underway since this morning.”
5. Man who lost family members crying, up sound local Kashmiri language: “Oh my God what happened to me, I lost everything“
6. Various of relatives crying
7. Right pan shot of villagers standing for funeral prayers alongside recovered bodies
STORYLINE:
A van fell from a mountain road into a river in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing 16 people, mostly children, and injuring several others, Pakistani police and government officials said Monday.
The incident happened in the Neelam Valley on Sunday, according to a statement released by the disaster management authority. The dead included nine children and four women, while four people were injured when they jumped from the van before it fell into the fast-flowing Neelam River, it added.
Kashmir is divided between neighboring India and Pakistan, with both claiming the entire territory.
Authorities said divers had so far found six bodies and the search for the other bodies was still underway. According to police, there was no chance of finding any survivors.
Road accidents are common in Pakistan due to poor road infrastructure and disregard for traffic laws and safety standards.
Last month, 28 people were killed and 20 others injured when a speeding passenger bus fell from a highway into a rocky ravine in the southwestern Baluchistan province.
AP Video by Sajjad Qayum
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