Eleven people were drowned while seven others were rescued after a boat carrying flood victims capsized at village Bilawalpur in Sehwan Sharif in Jamshoro district on Monday.

“The people who drowned were migrating from submerged villages to save their lives when their boat overturned in Bilawalpur,” the police said.

Sindh Police and Pakistan Navy through helicopter rescued seven persons while the search for the remaining persons is underway.

The police said that at least 30 people were on the boat when the unfortunate accident occurred.