Visakhapatnam: At least 12 persons were killed and many others were missing as a boat with over 60 tourists capsized in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Sunday, officials said. Locals rescued 24 people while search was on for others. The accident occurred in popular tourist spot Papikonda. Rescue workers pulled out 10 […]
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Seven killed as tourist boat capsizes in Godavari in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam: At least seven persons were killed and many others were missing as a boat with about 60 tourists capsized in Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Sunday, officials said. Locals rescued 24 people while a search was on for others. The accident occurred in Papikonda area. Rescue workers pulled out seven bodies. […]
MP: Boat capsizes during Ganpati Visarjan, 11 dead
Bhopal: Eleven persons are drowned after a boat capsized during the Ganapati immersion here in Madhya Pradesh early on Friday, police said. The accident took place around 4.30 a.m. at Khatlapura Ghat of lower lake near the newly renovated state police headquarters and the State Disaster Rescue Team (SDRF). Police said according to preliminary information, […]
9 killed as rescue boat capsizes in Maharashtra
Sangli (Maharashtra) (1 MIN READ): At least nine persons were drowned on Thursday when a rescue boat in which they were sailing capsized at Brahmnal village in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, an official said. Konkan Division Commissioner Deepak Mhaiskar said that the boat was carrying around 30 villagers when the tragedy occurred. A search is on […]
Five drown as boat capsizes in river Narmada in Maharashtra
Mumbai : At least five persons were drowned and 34 rescued after a boat capsized in the Narmada river near Bhushangaon village in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district on Tuesday, police said. According to Nandurbar Police Control official Balasaheb Gaidhani, around 50 people boarded a boat and went into the river to perform Makar Sankaranti rituals when […]
Three dead, many missing as boat capsizes in Brahmaputra
Guwahati : At least three persons, including two college-going girls, were killed and several others were missing after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra in Assam on Wednesday. The Kamrup Metro district administration confirmed that three bodies have been recovered and said that many people who were on board the machine boat were missing. “The […]
Three dead as boat capsizes in Ayodhya
Lucknow : Three men drowned in the Saryu river in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as their boat capsized, police said. Two persons were rescued by the Provincial Armed Constabulary at the Kaccha Ghat. Faizabad District Magistrate Anil Kumar told IANS that boat rides in the river were banned as it was in […]
Boat capsizes in Brahmaputra, many missing
Guwahati : Many passengers on board a boat were reported missing on Wednesday after it capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam. The Kamrup Metro district administration confirmed the incident but could not say if anyone had died. A search operation was on. Witnesses said they saw several passengers from the ferry trying to swim […]
1 dead, 15 missing as boat capsizes in UP
Lucknow : A woman died while 15 persons went missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganges river in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnore district on Friday afternoon, officials said. The boat had 32 persons on board when, due to strong currents, it suddenly turtled. All on-board were washed away but villagers managed to save 16 […]
9 family members among 17 killed in US boat tragedy
Washington : Nine of the 17 people who died when a tour boat sank in a Missouri lake in the US on Thursday were from the same family, according to the state’s governor. Governor Michael Parson said that he spoke to the woman who has also accused the boat’s captain for putting the lives of […]