The boat’s passengers were returning from the Makar Sankranti celebrations
At least 19 people have died in India’s eastern state of Bihar after a boat sank in the Ganges River, according to police.
The reported 40 passengers on board were returning on Saturday from watching a kite-flying celebration to mark Makar Sankranti, a religious festival that is believed to carry the arrival of spring.
“Rescue operations are on to find those still missing,” Manu Maharaj, senior police officer, said.
“We can confirm that 19 people have died.”
Chandrashekhar, the state disaster management minister, told Reuters news agency the boat was overcrowded and only had an initial capacity of transporting up to 30 people.
The vessel did not make it far from the boat station in the state capital, Patna, when it tipped over and began to…
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