Several feared drowned as overloaded boat carrying up to 20 people overturns in Ganga river in Bihar's Vaishali
An overloaded boat carrying 15 to 20 people capsized in the Ganga river in Hajipur, Bihar. At least 11 bodies have been recovered
An overloaded boat carrying between 15 and 20 people capsized in the Ganga river in Hajipur, Bihar, resulting in at least eight people feared drowned and prompting an urgent search and rescue operation in the Vaishali district.
An overloaded boat carrying between 15 and 20 people capsized in the Ganga river in Hajipur, Bihar, resulting in at least eight people feared drowned and prompting an urgent search and rescue operation in the Vaishali district.
An overloaded boat carrying between 15 and 20 people capsized in the Ganga river in Hajipur, Bihar, resulting in at least eight people feared drowned and prompting an urgent search and rescue operation in the Vaishali district.
An overloaded boat carrying around 15 to 20 people capsized in the Ganga river in Hajipur, Bihar.
At least 11 bodies have been recovered while five people were rescued, according to officials. A search and rescue operation is under way. There is no official confirmation regarding the total number of people on the boat.
The incident occurred late evening on Tuesday near Rampur Shyamchand village in the Raghopur block of Vaishali district.
The people on the boat were heading to attend a feast when it was overturned in the river currents.
The incident comes less than a day after 16 people drowned in various parts of Bihar on the first day of Dussehra festival as people went into swollen rivers to fetch holy water during flood conditions.
On October 3, four girls drowned while bathing in a pond during Jitiya festival rituals in Bankar Nuniya Toli in East Champaran. A fifth girl was rescued.
In September, six children drowned while bathing in the Ganga River in Sultanganj, Bihar.
Earlier this month, eight students drowned in the Arabian Sea off the Diveagar beach in Maharashtra's Raigad district. The students, where were studying in Class 11 and 12, were part of a group from a private coaching class in Pune. A total of 25 boys, 17 girls and six teachers were in the group.