3 children drown in boat capsize in Assam

September 23, 2012 20:12

Three children drowned and five persons went missing after a boat manned by National Disaster Response Force personnel on a rescue mission to help flood-stranded people capsized at Makum in upper Assam's Tinsukia district, official sources said.

There were around 15 people in the boat, including Army and NDRF personnel when it capsized at around 4 PM in Barekuri area of Makum in the flood waters, the sources said.

Three children drowned, while five persons were missing, they said, adding, the rest were able to swim to safety. An operation has been launched to search for the five missing persons.

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