A student’s boat capsized in a river in India, Photo: File
New Delhi: A boat carrying 30 students capsized in a river in India, and a rescue operation is underway to find them.
According to Indian media, a boat with 30 people on board capsized in the river of Muzaffarpur district of Bihar state. There were more students in the boat.
During the rescue operations, 20 students were safely pulled out of the river, but more than 10 students were swept away in the river, and search operations are on for them.
Local people use boats to cross this river. Eyewitnesses say that there were more people on board the boat due to which the boat overturned.
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