Four drown, 40 missing in boat disaster in Malda, West Bengal

June 14, 2013 14:35

Four persons, including a woman drowned, and more than 40 others were missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in West Bengal's Malda district on Friday.Officials said a country boat carrying about 60 passengers, mostly daily labourers, capsized after it left Dharampur bank towards a riverine island at 7.30 am.The rescuers, who are mostly locals, have fished out four bodies, including a woman, while eight persons were rescued.Nearly 40 others are still missing.Senior district and police officials are camping on the spot and supervising rescue operations.

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