At least 13 people have died after a boat capsized in a river in\nVaishali district, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Most of the\nvictims were children who were on board when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
Senior local government official Varsha Singh said 13 bodies had been\nrecovered by Tuesday evening (13 October 2026), local time.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeven people have been rescued and further rescue operations are\nunder way,\u201d she told reporters, as quoted by Anadolu Agency on Wednesday\n(14 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said the government had\nordered relief and rescue operations to be accelerated. He also called\nfor better medical care for those injured.<\/p>\n
According to Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar\u2019s opposition leader and a local\nlegislator, the children were travelling by boat to attend a feast when\nthe accident happened.<\/p>\n
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences over\nthe incident, describing the loss of life as \u201cdeeply distressing\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy prayers are with the bereaved families in this difficult time. I\npray for the speedy recovery of all those injured,\u201d Modi wrote on the\nsocial media platform X.<\/p>\n
Modi added that the state government was providing assistance to the\naffected community. Rescue operations were continuing to search for any\nfurther victims.<\/p>\n
At the time of reporting, the authorities had not provided further\ndetails about what caused the boat to capsize. The death toll could also\nchange as rescue operations continue.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/boat-capsizes-in-river-killing-13-mostly-children-1791967816", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }