17 Dead in Pakistan Party Boat Capsize

Officials in Pakistan say at least 17 members of a wedding party died when their boat capsized in a river in Punjab province during some of the worst monsoon flooding the region has seen in decades. The dead include the bridegroom, his brother, and two young children.  At least 30 people were on the boat when it rolled over in Muzaffargarh district near the city of Multan Sunday. The bride said she survived by hanging onto an electric pole. She had gone on the boat against her...

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