Boat capsized with nearly 40 people: 3 dead, 11 missing
At around 1:30 pm, a mechanized country boat carrying 40 passengers and eighteen two-wheelers sank in the Brahmaputra. The boat capsized near Guwahati. 12 passengers swam to the safety of the shore. But the others which included mostly women and children went missing during that time. Rescue operations had been initiated immediately. A 25 member team of the State Disaster Management Authority had been tasked with the operations. Ten passengers have been rescued. Three people drowned and at least 11 others are missing. The boat’s destination was North Guwahati in…
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