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SWAT: Search efforts were underway to trace a person who went missing after a glacier burst incident in Upper Swat’s Kalam Valley, Rescue 1122 said on Saturday. Six others were injured in the incident that took place in Kalam’s Matiltan area a couple of days ago. The glacier burst was reported once the survivors returned to the main Kalam bazaar. A man, identified as Syed Ali Shah, a resident of Khwazakhela, remained missing. According to his companions, he is believed to have died. However, his body has not yet been recovered. Rahimullah, one of the expedition members, told Dawn that Shah was a local guide who was accompanying the team of six. He said dangerous conditions amid a snowstorm had compelled them to leave Shah’s body at the site. Upper Swat Deputy Commissioner Sohail Khan told Dawn that the district administration had coordinated with all relevant departments and formally requested helicopter support and other professional assistance from the competent authorities. “I have also invited members of ...

SWAT: A boat carrying tourists capsized at Saifullah Lake in Kalam, Upper Swat, leaving three people dead and seven others injured. According to Rescue 1122, the control room received information about the incident and immediately launched an emergency response. Rescue teams and ambulances were dispatched to the scene without delay. Initial reports said several people were missing after the accident. However, as rescue operations continued, it was confirmed that three people had died while seven others sustained injuries. Preliminary information indicates that the tourists aboard the boat belonged to Punjab province. Rescue 1122 teams reached the remote accident site, provided first aid to the injured, and shifted them along with the deceased to Kalam Hospital via ambulances for further treatment and necessary procedures. Woman swept away by flash flood In a separate incident, a woman lost her life after being swept away by a flash flood while accompanying her daughter to a seminary in Puran tehsil of Shangla...