As part of the Ministry of Home Affairs' initiative for nationwide civil defence preparedness, personnel from the Jammu and Kashmir State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) conducted a mock drill at Dal Lake, Srinagar, focusing on a boat capsize scenario on Tuesday.
Three people died, four were injured, and nine are missing after a boat capsized near Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. An Indian family was among those affected, with two children missing and the parents hospitalised. The Indian Consulate in San Francisco is coordinating support wit
Six bodies were recovered so far among the seven people- three women and four children, an official said on Wednesday, adding that efforts are on to search the remaining one.
The incident occurred late Tuesday evening, after which the rescue operations began. A team of SDRF (State Disaster Response Force) and local divers resumed search and rescue operations on Wednesday morning when the boat carrying devotees capsized.
Shivpuri Superintendent of Police (SP) Aman Singh Rathore told ANI, "In the backwaters of the Matatila Dam, there is an ancient Siddh Baba temple, and the local villagers were going there. The boat capsized and seven people are missing, three women and four children. Eight people had escaped
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the tragic boat capsized at Matatila Dam near Khaniyadhana police station in Shivpuri district.
A boat carrying devotees capsized at Mata Tila Dam near Khaniyadhana police station in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. Seven people, including three women, are missing, the police said.
Two people were killed after a boat capsized at the Rajamahendravaram Godavari Pushkar Ghat in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Rescue teams retrieved the bodies of the victims, identified as Raju and Annavaram.
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
Reacting to the Calangute boat capsize incident, Goa DGP Alok Kumar on Thursday said that police have registered a death by negligence case and that two people have been arrested.
A boat capsized off Calangute beach on Christmas Day, leaving one dead and two critically injured. Drishti Marine lifeguards rescued 13 passengers, including a family from Maharashtra. Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.