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A motor boat ferrying over 200
passengers capsized in the Kalahi river
in Kamrup district's Chaigaon area in
Assam on Monday.
The incident took place while the boat
was going from Goroimari to Gumi
where a boat race contest was to be
held.
Witnesses said the boat, which was
carrying people well beyond its
capacity, lost its balance after hitting a
wooden bridge over the river and
capsized.
Also read - Assam under water: The
only ground report on the floods
Though some people managed to swim
ashore and save themselves, more
than 50 people have been reportedly
missing, eyewitnesses said.
Kamrup SP Indrani Borua said the
police is yet to reach the spot where
the incident took place. More details
would be available once the police
team reaches the spot, she added.
passengers capsized in the Kalahi river
in Kamrup district's Chaigaon area in
Assam on Monday.
The incident took place while the boat
was going from Goroimari to Gumi
where a boat race contest was to be
held.
Witnesses said the boat, which was
carrying people well beyond its
capacity, lost its balance after hitting a
wooden bridge over the river and
capsized.
Also read - Assam under water: The
only ground report on the floods
Though some people managed to swim
ashore and save themselves, more
than 50 people have been reportedly
missing, eyewitnesses said.
Kamrup SP Indrani Borua said the
police is yet to reach the spot where
the incident took place. More details
would be available once the police
team reaches the spot, she added.
