Pakistan, June 27 -- SWAT - Public outrage spread across Pakistan on Friday after a heartbreaking incident in Swat, where at least seven members of a family from Sialkot, including women and children, drowned due to rising floodwaters. The tragedy occurred near Mingora as the group became stranded on a small patch of land in the Swat River-with no rescue response in sight for hours.

According to Rescue 1122, the family of 18 had been enjoying breakfast near the riverbank early in the morning when a sudden surge of water, caused by upstream rainfall, trapped them around 8am. While three members were rescued, videos showed the rest clinging to the shrinking landmass as bystanders helplessly watched the unfolding disaster. The search for mo...