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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Severe flooding in Pakistan has sunk a boat carrying a wedding party, killing the bridegroom and 17 others.
Police in Punjab province say the boat carrying more than 30 people capsized when it hit debris from a dike that had been blown up earlier in the day to divert waters away from urban areas. One of the dead was an army officer who drowned while helping in rescue efforts.
Eighteen passengers were rescued.
Pakistan's disaster management agency says recent flooding has killed more than 300 people and injured more than 500 people in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. The agency says more than 2 million people have been affected.
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