Assam: Country boat sinks in Brahmaputra, six missing

Overloaded Boat Capsizes In Assam, 5 Children Among 7 Missing

Guwahati: At least seven people, including five children, were missing after an overloaded country boat capsized in Brahmaputra river in Assam’s Barpeta district on Tuesday. Among passengers on the boat, which was operating between Rahampur and Barhola Chenga, were several members of Raham Ali’s family who were returning from a wedding. Overcrowding and strong winds caused the boat to capsize, authorities said. As people on the riverbank saw a c…

Assam: Country boat sinks in Brahmaputra, six missing

Barpeta (Assam), Jan 27 (PTI) At least six people, including four children, went missing after a machine-operated country boat sank in the Brahmaputra river in Barpeta district of Assam on Tuesday, officials said. According to Barpeta Revenue Circle Field Officer Jyotirmoy Choudhury, the accident took place when the boat was going to Borghul char (riverine vegetative islands) from Rahampur carrying 22 people. "When the boat was sailing, it rep…