A view of flooded Swat River can be seen in this still taken from a video. — Screengrab via Geo News
At least 18 members of the same family were swept away by a sudden surge of high water in the Swat River on Friday morning, prompting ongoing rescue efforts.
So far, three individuals have been rescued, and the bodies of five have been recovered.
According to rescue officials, the affected family hailing from Sialkot was on a leisure trip, having breakfast by the riverbank when heavy rains upstream caused an unexpected and rapid increase in water flow.
The tragic incident occurred around 8:00am, leaving guests unaware of the looming danger.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.
