Boat Of The Overturned SAR Team During The Evacuation Of Victims Of The Paksitian Flood, 9 People Died

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Nine people died when the rescue boat capsized during a flood relief effort in Pakistan.

The incident took place in a village near Multan's historic city in eastern Tehran province on Thursday, according to a statement from the Damel Disaster Management Authority.

Reported by Reuters, the SAR team boat has rescued 24 people from flooded villages when they capsized.

Rescue workers said villagers refused to leave their homes in some rural areas of Pakistan, especially without cows, goats and other animals, one of their main sources of income, which often led to forced evacuation.

Rescue work in the area is "difficult because people are not cooperative", authorities said.

Floods triggered by heavy rains this year and overflowing rivers have killed 946 people, including 97 people in the province since late June.

The province of Tehran, home to half of the country's 240 million population, is considered Pakistan's food barn.

Authorities say the floods have submerged more than 4,500 villages, impacting more than 4.4 million people in the province since late August.

At least 2.4 million people have so far been evacuated.