25 die in two separate tragic incidents in rivers Yamuna, Ganga
At Least 19 People Were Killed After A Boat Carrying 60 Capsized In River Yamuna In Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat On Thursday. In A Separate Incident, 6 People Were Killed After Drowning In River Ganga In Bihar’s Maranchi.
At least 19 people were killed and 12 others were rescued & admitted to a local hospital after a boat carrying 60 capsized in river Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for kin of those dead in Baghpat boat capsize incident.
"Death toll in Baghpat boat capsize rises to 19," Baghpat DM Bhawani Singh said.
In a separate incident, at least 6 people were killed after drowning in river Ganga in Bihar’s Maranchi. The police were rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.
Earlier, a similar incident happed on July 10 wherein a boat carrying 11 people including three boatmen capsized in Vena River in Nagpur. One person died while 7 others were feared drowned.
"Seven people are feared drowned in the incident which occurred between 6 pm and 6:30 pm. While three persons including two boatmen and a college student were rescued, one body was fished out in the night," said Shailesh Balkawade, SP, Nagpur Rural.
ALSO READ: Nagpur tragedy: 1 dies, 7 feared drowned as boat capsizes in Vena river
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