A boat carrying devotees capsized in the Ganga River in Bihar’s Barh on Sunday, leaving six people missing. The incident occurred near Umanath ghat while the boat was carrying 17 people, mostly from a single family, to Diara. Search and rescue operations are underway involving local authorities, police, and the state disaster relief force.
Five bodies, including two men, a woman, and two children, have been recovered from the Ujani dam backwaters in Maharashtra’s district after a boat capsized due to strong winds and rains.
A devastating boat capsizing incident off the coast of Djibouti has resulted in the tragic loss of 21 lives, with 23 people still missing. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, involved a vessel carrying 77 migrants, including children. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has confirmed that the boat was carrying migrants from the Horn of Africa, particularly from Ethiopia and Somalia, who were attempting to reach Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries in search of better opportunities.
