Boat carrying 40 people capsizes in river Ganga in Patna

January 14, 2017 19:57

A boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga in Patna on Saturday.

The boat was returning from a kite flying festival that was organised as part of Makar Sankranti festivals, CNN_New18 reported.

Most of the passengers were able to swim to safety. However, four to five people are still missing

According to sources, it was a small boat which was overloaded with people.

The boat was about to reach the bank when it capsized.

Rescue operations are on to trace the missing passengers.

Pic: ANI

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