Bihar Boat Tragedy: 13 Children Die on Their Way to Village Feast as Boat Capsizes in Vaishali; 7 Rescued
Rescue teams and local divers found 13 children dead and 7 survivors after the boat capsized during a trip to a nearby village feast.
- On Tuesday evening, a boat carrying around 20 children capsized in the River Ganga in Bihar's Vaishali district, killing 13 children aged 15 or younger.
- District Magistrate Varsha Singh reported the incident occurred around 8:30 PM near the Raghopur police station as children traveled to a neighboring village to attend a feast.
- Seven survivors are in stable condition at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in Patna; State Disaster Response Force personnel and local divers continue rescue operations.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh for each deceased's next of kin, while Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary pledged Rs 4 lakh per bereaved family.
- Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, the Raghopur MLA, urged officials to strengthen rescue operations, while Union Minister Chirag Paswan called for immediate support for affected families.
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The accident occurred in the Vaishali district, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, while the thirteen victims were all under the age of 15. The post Tragedy in India: 13 children dead after boat capsizes in the Ganges appeared first on in.gr.
A passenger boat carrying people to a festival in India capsized in the Ganges River in Bihar state, resulting in 13 deaths, mostly children, while six passengers were rescued. Authorities are urgently searching for more missing persons.
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At Least 13 Children, All Aged Under 15, Drown as Boat Capsizes in Ganga in Bihar's Vaishali
At least 13 children, all under 15 years of age, drowned after a boat carrying more than a dozen passengers capsized in the Ganga river in Bihar's Vaishali district late Tuesday evening, officials said. According to District Magistrate Varsha Singh, the
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