Bihar: Several missing after boat carrying 100 people capsizes in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, rescue ops underway

Nw Delhi: Several people went missing after a boat capsized in the Naugachhia area of Bhagalpur on Thursday.

There were over 100 people on board when the boat capsized in the river Ganga. Around 15 people have been rescued so far. “The boat suddenly started drowning, I do not remember how the rescue team saved me. There were around 100 people on board,” Renu Devi, a survivor, told ANI.

One person dead and seven people missing after a boat capsized in Naugachhia area of Bhagalpur earlier today. Rescue & search operation underway by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, 9 people have been rescued so far: District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. #Bihar https://t.co/iRA1IENCCL pic.twitter.com/dIJRYL5i9e

— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2020

Many survivors were in despair as their relatives or companions were nowhere to be found. Police and the local administration are carrying out relief and rescue operation.

(This is a developing story)