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Woman dead, 33 children rescued as boat overturns in Khanpur Dam

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KARACHI, PAKISTAN - JUNE 21: Dead bodies of hot weather victims are being placed at Edhi Morgue on Sunday, June 21, 2015 in Karachi, Pakistan. As many as 150 bodies have been shifted to Edhi morgue centre in the past 24 hours in Karachi, According to the senior officer Ahmad Edhi, the administration has decided to bury at least 30 abandoned corpses at Edhi graveyard due to lack of space. Intense hot weather, old aging and different diseases have been reported as a cause of their deaths, Edhi foundation confirmed. (Photo by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

ISLAMABAD: A teacher was drowned while 33 kids were rescued when the boat carrying them overturned in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, media reported.

The teacher and the students were on a school trip to the Khanpur Dam, some 47 kilometres northwest of Islamabad.

The accident happened during their boating in the lake. Some of the kids including four who were in critical condition were shifted to a nearby hospital.

The Khanpur Dam is a famous tourist site where people go sightseeing and for activities including boating, jet-skiing and cliff jumping.

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