A boat carrying 15 passengers capsized in Prayagraj near the Arail ghat after colliding with another boat. All the passengers were rescued successfully. As per SP Shwetabh Pandey an Army boat was taking some of the devotees for a holy dip capsized near the selfie point.
MK Sharma said, "The NDRF is fully prepared for Kumbh. You must have seen how to deal with the kind of challenges we may face. This was a demonstration of the same, including saving drowning people. If a boat capsizes, how to save the people on board, how can we provide a safe environment
At least 12 people were killed after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Cap Gris-Nez, in northern France Tuesday, CNN reported citing French authorities.
Five bodies have been recovered subsequent to a boat overturning incident involving six individuals at the Ujani Dam near Kalashi village in Pune district, as stated by officials from the Pune rural Police.
A search and rescue operation is underway for the six people who went missing after a boat capsized in Ujani dam waters near Kalashi village of Pune district around 140 km from the city, police said.
A boat carrying nine people capsized in the Jhelum river in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday, adding that two people are missing.
A 35-year-old woman was killed, and seven others, including three children, are missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized in Odisha's Jharsuguda.