CHRISTIAN BREAKING NEWS: 6 Missing, Feared Drowned, 11 Rescued as Boat Carrying 17 People Capsizes in Ganga River, Bihar, India [#BiharBoatAccident #GangaBoatAccident]
Boat, carrying 17 people, mostly belonging to a family, capsized in Ganga River near Uma Nath Ganga Ghat, Barh, Bihar.
A boat capsized on Bihar’s Ganga River, and several people are believed to have drowned.
Local authorities confirmed that 17 people were on board at the time of the incident.
According to Barh Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Shubham Kumar, the mishap occurred about 9.15 PM IST near Umanath Ganga Ghat when the boat carrying 17 passengers, largely from a family, overturned midway.
“While 11 people have been rescued so far…some of them managed to swim to safety and reach the shore of the river, six are still missing.”
– Barh Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Shubham Kumar
According to the SDO, after receiving information, officials from the district administration and police arrived at the scene and began rescue operations with the assistance of villagers to locate the missing people of the ill-fated boat.
“We are also engaging personnel of the state disaster relief force. We are trying to ascertain the identity of the missing persons.”
– Barh Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Shubham Kumar
More information is awaited.
NEWS SOURCE & LINKS:
Hindustan Times
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