The incident triggered panic among people present on the riverbank. With prompt action from locals, 19 of the 22 children were rescued safely. However, three children remain missing.
At least six people went missing after a boat capsized on the river Brahmaputra in Assam's Barpeta district, officials said. The incident took place at Rahampur area of the district.
The ministry said 96 people were rescued and seven bodies recovered after the accident on Wednesday. The boat involved in the accident was found on a sandbank.
At least four migrants died after two boats capsized off Libya's Al-Khums coast, with dozens more missing or unaccounted for, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The vessels carried people from Bangladesh, Egypt and Sudan. Libya remains a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Eu
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday conducted an aerial survey of Mihinpurwa, Bahraich, where a boat capsized on October 30, claiming several lives.
The rescue operation continues in Bahraich following the tragic boat capsize incident that occurred on Thursday in the Bharatpur area, leaving several people missing.
One person was killed and 13 others sustained injuries after a boat carrying villagers capsized in Bharatpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district late Wednesday, said officials.
Local sources said the accident took place while the boat was carrying traders from Ibaji to a market in Ilushi, Edo State, before it overturned in the river. The death toll is expected to rise.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims, and to the Federal Republic of Nigeria and its people over this tragedy, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.
The sailing vessel NADIR, operated by RESQSHIP, carried out the rescue after Alarm Phone alerted authorities to the distress case on Friday evening. Around 1 am (local time), the vessel located the boat, which had departed from Zuwara, Libya, the previous day. Survivors said the boat began t