KOT ADDU: The death toll from an accident involving a rickshaw carrying members of a wedding party has risen to six after rescuers recovered three more bodies from the Muzaffargarh Canal.
According to rescue officials, the rickshaw carrying wedding guests fell into the canal a day earlier, triggering a major search and rescue operation.
Rescue authorities said that six people had so far been confirmed dead in the accident, including women and children.
Officials said that a search operation was continuing to locate nine children who remained missing following the incident. The missing children are between three and 14 years of age.
Rescue teams are using boats and other available equipment to search different sections of the canal for the missing children. The operation is being carried out carefully because of the depth and flow of the water.
According to rescue officials, 11 people were successfully rescued after the rickshaw fell into the canal.
The accident occurred when the rickshaw carrying members of a wedding party fell into the Muzaffargarh Canal. The incident resulted in multiple casualties and prompted emergency response teams to launch a search operation.
The recovery of three additional bodies brought the confirmed death toll to six. Rescue officials said efforts were continuing to locate the remaining missing children.
The identities of all the deceased and missing persons were not immediately disclosed in the available information.
Local authorities and rescue teams remain engaged in the operation, while relatives and members of the affected family are awaiting information about the missing children.
Officials said the search would continue until all missing persons had been located. The rescue operation is being closely monitored as teams work to recover those still unaccounted for.
The incident has caused grief among the families of the wedding party and the local community, with the presence of children among those missing making the situation particularly distressing.
Rescue authorities have urged people to remain patient and allow emergency personnel to carry out the search operation safely and effectively.
Further details regarding the identities of the victims and the circumstances that led to the rickshaw falling into the canal are expected as the rescue operation progresses.
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