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CM Suvendu Adhikari meets victims of Sundarbans Trawler capsize, calls for stepping up disaster management preparedness

CM Suvendu Adhikari meets victims of Sundarbans Trawler capsize, calls for stepping up disaster management preparedness

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CM Adhikari announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh and a civic volunteer job for one eligible member of the family.  | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday (July 26, 2026) met the victims of the Sundarbans trawler capsize tragedy earlier this month and announced several steps for better disaster management preparedness in the coastal areas.  At least 11 fishermen were found dead while four others are still missing after a trawler from Purba Medinipur capsized on July 8, 2026. It lost communication soon after setting off and remained missing till it was traced by the Coastal Guards on July 14, 2026, at c Officials said the fishermen in the trawler were from Digha, Nadia, Howrah, and East Medinipur in West Bengal, and from Odisha. Soon after the incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ₹2 lakh ex-gratia for each of their family members from the National Relief Fund. Meanwhile, on Wednesday (July 22, 2026), CM Adhikari also announced an ex-gratia of ₹5 lakh and a civic volunteer job for one eligible member of the family.  …

Vietnam boat capsize: Two people from Andhra killed, 3 others hospitalised

Vietnam boat capsize: Two people from Andhra killed, 3 others hospitalised

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Two people from Andhra Pradesh were killed and three others from the state were hospitalised in Vietnam following a tourist boat capsize near Phu Quoc Island, sources in the Andhra Pradesh government said. The tour was organised by Vietnam-based Threeland Travel through local coordinating vendor Sai Vietnam. (Vietnam News Agency) The tourist speedboat carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members capsized near Phu Quoc Island while returning to An Thoi Port, the sources further said. The accident claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists, while 21 others were rescued. Of the survivors, 17 were passengers, and four were crew members. Two remained in critical condition, and all 36 persons on board have been accounted for. “Preliminary information indicates that two persons from Machilipatnam are among the deceased. We are coordinating with the Indian Embassy and the Vietnamese authorities, and further details will be shared after official confirmation,” Andhra Pradesh sources told PTI. Three other people from the state were hospitalised following the boat capsize, the sources added. Also Read | ‘Extremely saddened’: PM Modi …

Bodies of two missing in boat capsize found on Kole Wetland at Nedupuzha in Kerala

Bodies of two missing in boat capsize found on Kole Wetland at Nedupuzha in Kerala

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Fire and Rescue Services team engaged in rescue operations at Nedupuzha on Friday night | Photo Credit: special arrangement Two persons who went missing after a mini boat capsized in the Kole Wetland at Nedupuzha in Thrissur district of Kerala during heavy rain on Friday evening were found dead on Saturday morning. A scuba team from the Thrissur Fire Station recovered the bodies after more than an hour-long search around 8 a.m. The Nedupuzha police had been verifying since Friday night whether the two missing persons had escaped unnoticed. The Fire and Rescue Services had suspended the search around 10 p.m. on Friday after more than three hours due to poor visibility and adverse weather. Of the five persons aboard the boat, three had managed to swim to safety. The group had gone to feed fish in the Kole Wetland, leased by one Sunil for aquaculture. The identities of the victims were yet to be confirmed, as they were known only to Sunil, who was reportedly among those who escaped. “We recovered the boat on …

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 …