One dead, eight missing after boat capsizes in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, rescue operations on

A 60-year-old woman drowned, and eight people, including five children, are missing after a boat carrying 22 villagers overturned around 6 pm in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaudiyala River near Bharathapur village in Bahraich district. The passengers were from Khairatiya village in the neighbouring Lakhimpur district. They were travelling to Bharathapur when the mishap occurred. Locals said the boat flipped due to the river’s strong current.

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