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8 killed in flash flood in Pakistan

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Press Trust of India Peshawar

At least eight persons, including two children, were killed in a flash flood in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

The incident happened when a vehicle carrying them was heading to a wedding party and it drowned in Wana tehsil of South Waziristan District bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, according to district administration officials.

Six children remain missing and a search operation is underway to find them, the officials said.

The rescue team retrieved six bodies of women and two children. Pakistan Army and district administration officials are continuing a search for the missing individuals.

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First Published: Apr 13 2019 | 3:20 PM IST

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