RAUTAHAT: At least three persons died and an unknown number of people went missing as a boat, with about 50-55 people on board, capsized in the swollen Bagmati River bordering Sarahi and Rautahat districts on Saturday afternoon.
The jam-packed boat was coming towards Laxmipur Ghat of Rautahat from Manpur of Sarlahi on the otherside of the river when it overturned at around 2:30 pm.
Police said one person has been rescued alive and has been taken to Garuda of Rautahat for treatment.
Two bodies were fished out from the swollen river, while one of the two persons who was rescued alive died.
The deceased are identified as Apsana Khatun (13), Rajima Khatun (20) and Nisrat Khatun (37) of Gamariya, Parsa-7 Laxmipur.
It has been learnt that Nisrat's two children were also on board the ill-fated boat. Their whereabouts is not known.
Two boaters—identified as Ramjodhi Sahani and Wazir Sahani of Manpur, Sarlahi—are at large after the incident, while all other people riding the boat are said to be missing.
Security personnel and locals are launching a search operation for the missing.
Saturday 25 August 2012
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