At least 10 of a family drown after van falls into canal.

MIAN CHUNNU -- The bodies of 10 members of a family were retrieved on Sunday, after a passenger van overturned and fell into the Maisli link canal in Mian Chunnu. The search for two other members of the family is under way.

According to rescue workers, the deceased include women and children.

The passenger van was on its way to Mian Chunnu from Sheikhupura when the incident occurred on Saturday.

On being notified of the incident, local authorities swung into action, and a search operation was started.

Earlier this year, 13 people had died and at least eight others were injured when a passenger van fell into a canal near Punjab's provincial capital.

Residents had tried to rescue the drowning passengers on a self-help basis. They had also called Rescue 1122, whose divers later fished out the dead and rescued some passengers.

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