Tanda Dam boat disaster

2023 accidental drowning in Pakistan

Tanda Dam boat disaster

The lake the dam is located on

Details
Date| 29 January 2023 (2023-01-29)
Location| Tanda Dam, Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates| 33°34′13″N 71°23′53″E﻿ / ﻿33.5703°N 71.3980°E﻿ / 33.5703; 71.3980
Country| Pakistan
Statistics
Passengers| 58
Deaths| 53
Injured| 5

On 29 January 2023, children from the villages of Mir Bashkhel and Sulaiman Talab had gone on a picnic to Tanda Dam in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, but drowned after their boat capsized. Fifty-one children and two adults drowned; five people were rescued – four students and a teacher.[1][2][3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Pakistan: 49 children drown after overloaded boat capsizes in lake". The Guardian. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
2. ^ "Death toll in Tanda Dam boat capsize rises to 30". The News International. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
3. ^ "Four booked in Tanda Dam boat sinking case". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
4. ^ "11 seminary pupils die in Kohat boat mishap". The Express Tribune. 29 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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