22 drown as boat capsizes near Thatta

THATTA: At least 22 people including women and children drowned and more than 60 others were rescued when a boat capsized in the sea at Sakiro on Thursday.

Rescue sources said some villagers were going to visit coastal shrine of Pir Patho in two boats, when an overloaded boat capsized near Bohara after colliding with another boat due to high tide and strong winds.

Official sources have confirmed that 22 bodies were shifted to local hospital, while 60 people were rescued, many of them were injured who were shifted to local hospital; however, the critically injured people were sent to Karachi as in whole Thatta district trauma care facilities are not present.