Bihar Boat Tragedy: 13 Children Die on Their Way to Village Feast as Boat Capsizes in Vaishali; 7 Rescued
Authorities said 13 children died and rescue teams were still searching for missing passengers after the boat overturned.
- 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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welingelichtekringen.nlNEW DELHI (ANP/AFP) - Thirteen children have died in India after a boat capsized on the Ganges River. All victims were 15 years old or younger. Local authorities announced this on Wednesday. The boat, with an estimated fifteen to twenty people on board, overturned on Tuesday evening in...
A riverboat capsized in the Indian state of Bihar on Tuesday, killing 13 people, most of them children. Others were rescued, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing police.
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The Frontier PostAt least 13 dead after boat capsizes in eastern India
Incident occurs in Bihar state, with most of the victims children, say officials
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.
At least 13 dead in India boat tragedy
A boat capsized in India's eastern state of Bihar, drowning 13 people, most of them children, police said, while six aboard were rescued. The boat overturned on Tuesday in the state's central district of Vaishali, while carrying passengers to a feast in a neighbouring village, district magistrate Varsha Singh told media. Police are investigating the cause of the incident, regional police officer Subodh Kumar told Reuters on Wednesday, giving the…
A boat capsized on the Ganges River on Tuesday night, killing 13 children, Indian authorities said. The accident occurred in Vaishali district in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The 13 victims were all under the age of 15 and were on their way to a festival, official Varsha Singh said, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency. Police spokesman Subodh Kumar told Reuters that six people had been rescued, while searches were conti…
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