5 women drown in River Indus while washing clothes in Gilgit
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Five women drowned in the River Indus while washing clothes in Jaglot town of Gilgit district on Thursday, police said.
Local residents in Jaglot recovered the bodies of two women while search for the remaining three is underway, Superintendent of Police (SP) Gilgit Mohammad Ayaz said.
He said that rescue teams had been dispatched from Gilgit city to recover the remaining three women's bodies.
The women were washing clothes alongside the river when one of them slipped on the wet bank. The other four women, who tried to pull her out, were carried away by the current.
SP Ayaz said the victims belonged to the same family.
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Aug 08, 2019 07:18pm
Sad loss of lives. Why? Because there is no running water at home. Govts and central govt must awake to these tragedies. R.I.P departed souls.
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Aug 08, 2019 08:17pm
@ahmed, we're all sad for the loss of lives, but running water at home is a luxury they cant afford that easily.
Please visit the area first before passing sweeping statements. Although human development index there is low but a major reason is the most adverse conditions possible to survive.
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Aug 08, 2019 09:38pm
Tragic! My condolences to those who have been affected by this unfortunate mishap.
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Aug 08, 2019 09:54pm
Too tragic even to comment to be honest and I pray for the departed souls. To my understanding today must have not been the 1st day in their lives to was clothes at the river. One lost her balance and quite naturally her relatives had no option but to pull her out without realizing that in such an effort their own lives could be at high risk and this is what happened and none but 5 women lost their lives in just one go. It is very common that in my beloved Pakistan many women right from Karachi to Torkham go to rivers or rivulets or lakes to wash clothes. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi
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Aug 08, 2019 11:03pm
What more can we offer but our prayers and the all to familiar but heartfelt Rest In Peace.
Condolences from half way around the world. Most sincerely;
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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Aug 09, 2019 12:41am
RIP.
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