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11 Children's still missing in Bihar Boat Tragedy in Northern India, No Bodies Found So Far

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Eleven children are still missing after a boat carrying more than 30 people, including kids on their way to school, overturned near the Madhupur Patti Ghat on the Bagmati River in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on September 14( Thursday) . Ominously, teams from the National and State Disaster Response Forces have been unable to recover even a single body so far; the boat capsized around 11 AM.

Randhir Singh, the Deputy Commandant of the NDRF's Bihar unit, told Newsflare. Around 11 in the morning NDRF Control Room got information a boat capsized in Bagmati River near Muzaffarpur. As soon as we got information we ordered our team to reach the site.

As per our information, there were 25-30 people on the boat and, till now we have received information from local administration that nearly 20 have been rescued (but) you should confirm this from civil administration..." he said.

"For people not able to save themselves, our team of divers has reached and they are busy rescuing people. A team from the State Disaster Response Force is also on-site.

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