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Boat capsize in Mathura claims 13 lives; search on for missing

Boat capsize in Mathura claims 13 lives; search on for missing

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With the recovery of two more bodies on Sunday, the death toll in the boat capsize incident in the Yamuna river in Mathura has climbed to 13, officials said on Sunday. Search for three more missing persons is underway. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon when a boat carrying over two dozen tourists, primarily from Punjab, hit a floating drum of a pontoon bridge and capsized near Kesi Ghat in Vrindavan. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya’s coast, Red Crescent says | World News

At least four dead as two migrant boats capsize off Libya’s coast, Red Crescent says | World News

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The second boat carried 69 migrants, including two Egyptians and dozens of Sudanese. (Screengrab: X/@rgowans) At least four people were killed when two boats carrying 95 irregular migrants capsized off the Libyan coastal city of Al Khums on Thursday, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday. The first boat was carrying 26 migrants from Bangladesh, four of whom died, the Red Crescent said in a statement on Facebook. Story continues below this ad

Over 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in migrant boat capsize off Africa | Pakistan News

Over 40 Pakistanis feared drowned in migrant boat capsize off Africa | Pakistan News

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More than 40 Pakistanis are feared to have drowned in the capsizing of a boat off West Africa’s Atlantic coastline, which has emerged as a primary point of departure for migrants aiming to reach Europe. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the deaths and stressed the need for strict measures to curb human trafficking. Zardari’s comments in a statement late Thursday came after a Spain-based migrant rights group, Walking Borders, said 50 people had died on their way to the Canary Islands and that 44 of them were Pakistanis. The group said the migrants began their journey on January 2. Pakistan said it had been informed by its embassy in Morocco that a boat carrying 80 passengers, including some Pakistanis, had set off from Mauritania and capsized near Dakhla, a Moroccan-controlled port city in the disputed Western Sahara. Millions of people migrate to Europe each year, the vast majority using legal and regular means. Less than 240,000 people crossed borders into the continent without papers last year, according to the European Union’s border agency …

Odisha boat capsize toll rises to 8, govt ends search operation

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The toll in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha`s Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday. The search operation, which had been ongoing since Friday evening, came to an end after the recovery of a male child`s body from Hirakud reservoir in the Mahanadi river, the official said, adding that among the victims were five women and three children. The deceased, all hailing from Anjoripali village of Kharsia in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, were identified as Radhika Nishad (40), Teras Bai Rathia (60), Radhika Rathia (35), Ghasneen Bai Rathia (40), and Lacchinin Bai Rathia (40), while the children were identified as Kunal Rathia (9), Nabin Rathia (7), and Tikeswar Rathia (7). Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and Fire Services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized on Friday, recovered six more bodies from the Mahanadi river by engaging five scuba divers, an official said. “Five scuba divers fitted with underwater cameras in their headgear joined the …

Odisha Boat Capsize Death Count Rises To 8, Search Operation Ends

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The incident occurred on Friday afternoon Bhubaneswar: The death count in the Mahanadi river boat capsize in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district rose to eight with the recovery of six more bodies on Saturday, an official said on Saturday. The search operation, which had been ongoing since Friday evening, came to an end after the recovery of a male child’s body from Hirakud reservoir in the Mahanadi river, the official said, adding that among the victims were five women and three children. The victims, all hailing from Anjoripali village of Kharsia in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh, were identified as Radhika Nishad (40), Teras Bai Rathia (60), Radhika Rathia (35), Ghasneen Bai Rathia (40), and Lacchinin Bai Rathia (40), while the children were identified as Kunal Rathia (9), Nabin Rathia (7), and Tikeswar Rathia (7). Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and Fire Services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized on Friday, recovered six more bodies from the Mahanadi river by engaging five scuba divers, an official said. “Five scuba divers fitted …

Odisha Boat Capsize Death Count Rises To 7 With Recovery Of 5 More Bodies

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“Five more bodies were recovered from the Hirakud reservoir of the river,” the official said. Bhubaneswar: The death count in the boat capsize in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies today, a senior official said. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and fire services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized on Friday evening, recovered five more bodies from the Mahanadi river, he said. “Five more bodies were recovered from the Hirakud reservoir of the river,” the official said. All deceased persons hailed from Kharseni area of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred when around 50 passengers hailing from the neighbouring state returned in the boat after visiting a temple in Patharseni Kuda in Odisha’s Bargarh district. The boat capsized as it was about to reach Sarada Ghat in Rengali police station in Jharsuguda district, a police officer said.  (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Source link

Kashmir: Two schoolboys among six people dead in Srinagar boat capsize

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Six people, including a 35-year-old mother and her two school-going twin sons, died when a boat capsized in the swollen Jhelum river 5km from the city centre of Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Tuesday morning. Family members mourning after a boat capsized in the Jhelum river on the outskirts of Srinagar on Tuesday. (AP Photo) Srinagar deputy commissioner Bilal Bhat said the incident occurred at 8am when an old wooden boat headed from Gandbal on one side of the Jhelum was headed towards the other bank of Batwara. Unlock exclusive access to the story of India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Though the distance between the localities is 500 metres by boat, the nearest bridge is 3km away, prompting residents to take the risky ride. A footbridge near the area where the accident took place has been under construction for nearly a decade. People gather along the Jhelum riverside as National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conduct a search and rescue operation after a boat with children overturned in Srinagar on …

Accused planned escape while Vadodara boat capsize rescue operation was on, police tells court | Ahmedabad News

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The accused in the Vadodara boat tragedy were planning an escape when the rescue operation was going on after the capsize on January 18, which killed 12 schoolchildren and two teachers, a local court was told on Saturday. The Vadodara court extended the police custody of two accused, Gopaldas Shah alias Gopal and Paresh Shah, by five days as investigating officials shared various details revealed during an ongoing probe. The court also remanded Binit Kotia, a partner in the firm M/s Kotia Projects tasked with redevelopment and operations of the Lake Zone, to judicial custody as the police did not seek a further remand of Kotia. When the rescue operations were going on on January 18, Paresh Shah called Binit Kotia and asked him to leave, and thereafter, all the partners “planned their escape” instead of “taking moral responsibility”, as per the police’s remand application. “Paresh Shah called Binit Kotia over the phone and told him that the incident was grave and he was ‘leaving’ and so should Kotia. He also told Kotia to switch …

6 arrested after 14 die in Gujarat picnic boat capsize | Latest News India

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Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Police have arrested six people, including three promoters of the firm that was awarded the contract to develop and maintain the Harni lake as a tourist destination, a day after 14 people including twelve school children and two teachers died after a boat capsized in the water body in Vadodara on Thursday evening. Senior police officials said that a special investigation team to probe the harrowing incident has also been formed, which will work in addition to the magisterial enquiry ordered by chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday. A crane pulls out the boat which capsized in Harni Lake, in Gujarat. (REUTERS) Also Read | 12 students, 2 teachers dead as boat capsizes in Vadodara lake Stay tuned for all the latest updates on Ram Mandir! Click here Senior police officials said that it was becoming increasingly clear that there were multiple lapses on the part of the company “Kotia Project” responsible for operations and oversight in the tourist destination. “The boat, designed to accommodate 14 persons, was egregiously overcrowded with more …

Vadodara boat capsize: Rescue ops underway; cops register case

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Two teams of Vadodara Fire and Emergency Services are currently on standby at Harni Motnath Lake where a boat capsized in Vadodara`s Harni Motnath Lake on Thursday killing 14 persons including 12 students and two teachers.  Speaking to ANI, Jaideep Gadhavi, sub-fire officer, stated that 14 of the twenty people previously rescued died, including the teachers. Two Vadodara Fire Service units are still on standby at the incident site, utilising underwater cameras to aid the search operation. “We received information that a boat has capsized in the Harni Motnath Lake. We rescued 20 people, of whom 14 died, including two teachers. Two teams of Vadodara Fire Service are in standby mode at the incident spot,” he told ANI while elaborating on the rescue operations of the Vadodara boat capsize incident. “Eight teams of the Vadodara Rescue Team immediately reached the spot. The search operation is underway with the help of an underwater camera. Efforts are being made to identify some children based on their belongings. At 10 am we will file the missing report after …