10 missing after boat capsizes in Ghaghara river near UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
Ten persons are reportedly feared drowned after a boat capsized in the Ghaghara river of Mirzapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the incident and directed district officials to undertake relief and rescue measures. The State Disaster Response Force team has been pressed into service.
According to reports, nearly 10 persons from Mirzapur village were going to their fields across the river on Wednesday morning on a boat. They were trying to pick up wood that was floating in the water when the boat lost its balance and capsized.
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Nearly five lakh cusecs of water released from the Banbasa barrage has created havoc in Lakhimpur Kheri. Since October 19 evening, the main road between Palia and Bhira has been flooded.
All senior officials are supervising the rescue operations in the Ghaghra river. Divers are searching for missing persons. More details are awaited.
-PTC News with inputs from agencies
