Varanasi, August 6 – At least 18 people were missing when a boat carrying them capsized in the Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district on Tuesday. The boat, carrying 40 people who were going to Mirzapur from Varanasi, capsized on the Ganga river due to strong flow of water in the afternoon, said Superintendent of Police (rural) Pradeep Gupta.
“Few people onboard the boat knew swimming and they saved others also. Nearly 22 people managed to swim safely out of the river after the boat sank,” said Gupta.
The search was on to find the missing 18 people. A team of NDRF personnel, Jal police and divers have been rushed to the spot to find the missing people, the SP said.
He, however, said the possibility of any survivors was very little because night had set in. Officials said they feared that the number of missing people could be more.
-INDIA TODAY
