At least nine visitors, including women and children, drowned in the Swat River on Friday. Videos of the group stuck on a small island amid rising floodwaters without any prompt rescue response went viral online, sparking outrage and sadness.
Rescue 1122 reports that at approximately 8 a.m., 17 people were eating breakfast by the riverbank in the Mingora region when a sudden flood—caused by intense rainfall upstream—swept over them.
According to reports, just four individuals were saved, and efforts are still underway to recover the other victims.
A group was stranded on a narrow strip of land in the middle of a roaring river for hours without the presence of rescue boats or officials, according to videos that went viral on social media.
