Uttar Pradesh: Four killed, 17 missing after boat capsizes in Banda
District Magistrate Anurag Patel said the boat lost balance due to strong winds.
Four persons, including two women and a child, died and 17 were missing after a boat capsized in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda city, PTI reported.
The boat, which was carrying over 30 persons, was on its way from Marka village to the Jarauli Ghat in the Fatehpur district.
District Magistrate Anurag Patel said the boat lost balance due to strong winds.
“As many as 13 people have been saved,” Patel said, according to PTI. “The exact number of those killed could not be ascertained.”
Two dead, 12 feared drowned as boat capsizes in Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh's #Banda
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) August 11, 2022
The bodies of a woman and her son have been recovered and 15 others were rescued. https://t.co/gEOdJ9WtJo pic.twitter.com/QQXs2xiTSX
Superintendent of Police Abhinandan said the they have sought the help of divers to trace those missing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of the victims. “Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is actively engaged in relief and rescue work,” he said in a tweet.
उत्तर प्रदेश के बांदा में यमुना नदी में हुआ हादसा हृदयविदारक है। इस दुर्घटना में जिन्होंने अपनों को खोया है, उनके प्रति मैं अपनी शोक-संवेदना व्यक्त करता हूं। राज्य सरकार की देखरेख में स्थानीय प्रशासन राहत और बचाव के काम में पूरी तत्परता से जुटा है: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 11, 2022
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath said he has directed senior officials of the district administration to supervise relief operations.
जनपद बांदा अंतर्गत यमुना नदी में नाव हादसे में हुई जनहानि अत्यंत दु:खद व दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 11, 2022
मेरी संवेदनाएं शोक संतप्त परिजनों के साथ हैं।
संबंधित अधिकारियों को तत्काल मौके पर पहुंचकर बचाव व राहत कार्य संचालित करने और घायलों का समुचित उपचार कराने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
