Boat capsize News
According to reports, the local meteorological authority issued a yellow alert on Sunday, stating that thunderstorms would occur in multiple places.
The passengers included children as young as six years old and women, according to a police official.
Massive rescue operations involving Marcos, NDRF, SDRF, and the Indian Army are underway to locate the missing persons.
4 people drowned in Ganga after their boat capsized on May 23, 2022
UP CM has announced financial assistance for the families of the deceased
Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren wished for everyone`s safety.
NDRF is conducting rescue operations.
An overloaded boat capsized in Wardha river in Maharashtra
At least four people died by drowing
A search operation is on for the seven missing
The capsized boat was also carrying several four-wheelers and two-wheelers that went down the river.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed concern over the incident.
NDRF and SDRF have commenced a search and rescue operation.
The relocation has been criticised by the U.N. and human rights groups, who say the island isn't fit for habitation.
The official said at least 14 refugees were rescued by fishermen and brought back to the island.
PM Sheikh Hasina's government, which has sheltered more than 1.1 million Rohingya refugees from neighboring Myanmar, has relocated about 20,000 refugees to the island in Cox's Bazar district.
The civil hotline Alarm Phone had reported three boats were in distress on Wednesday, prompting SOS Mediterranee to launch a search 'in very rough seas, with up to 6-metre waves', the non-governmental organisation said in a news release issued earlier.
A boat carrying around 700 people capsized in the Congo river
About 300 survivors have been rescued
The boat was heading to Equator province
A boat carrying over 100 people capsized in Bihar's Bhagalpur
Several people are feared drowned due to the boat mishap
The rescue and search operation is currently underway
Boat carrying several people capsized during Durga idol immersion in Beldanga.
4 people were killed and several went missing in the incident.
Police investigating lapses in the handling of idol immersion.
At least 11 people were killed after a boat carrying over 30 devotees to a temple in Rajasthan's Bundi district capsized in the Chambal river on Wednesday.
Three people are still missing while 20 devotees have been rescued.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the deaths due to the boat capsize.
Nearly 12 people are missing after a boat carrying over 40 devotees to a temple in Bundi district of Rajasthan capsized in the Chambal river here on Wednesday morning, police said.
Around 25 people were rescued, they added.
The incident took place near the Dhibri Chambal area under the Khatoli police station limits of Kota.
The operations were halted in the night briefly. The body of a young woman was fished out while ten others were rescued by the divers.
The incident took place when the boat had reached near the Mehandia village when it overturned.
The incident took place on Thursday evening when people were returning home on the boat after watching a boat race.
2 people dead, 7 missing and 28 rescued after a boat capsizes in Malda, West Bengal. To know more watch the video
According to reports, as many as 50-60 people were on board when the incident happened.
Andhra Pradesh CM has announced compensation for the kin of the victims.
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