20 Feared drowned in boat capsize in Ganga river

Hajipur, Bihar, Aug 31 (UNI) At least 20 people were feared drowned when a boat capsized midstream in Ganga river near Jafrabad Ghat in Vaishali district today.

District magistrate Lalan Singh said the boat ferrying 20 people from Maroofganj of Patna district to Jafrabad lost balance due to the high current of water and capsized.

Five people swam to safety, he said.

Divers have been pressed into service to extricate the bodies.

Senior police and administrative officers were monitoring the rescue operation.

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