Sadiqabad boat sinking
On 18 July 2022, 10:00 AM a Baraati boat sank in Indus River near Machchka in Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan.According to the district administration, the accident occurred due to overcrowding in the boat.Several people were brought to safety by divers, but the women and their children drowned in the river due to fast flowing water.[5] Machchka is a very remote area, where it would take two hours to reach the rescue personnel.[6][1] Two days later Pakistan army SSG commandos also joined the operation.