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India boat capsizes, drowning 13, mostly children

Global Published 14 October 2026, 08:09 · archived 14 Oct 2026

BHUBANESWAR: A boat ‌capsized in India’s eastern state of Bihar, drowning ​13 people, most ​of them children, police ⁠said, while six ​aboard were rescued. The boat ​overturned on Tuesday in the state’s central district ​of Vaishali, while ​carrying passengers to a feast ‌in ⁠a neighbouring village, district magistrate Varsha Singh told media. At least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, group says Police are ​investigating the ​cause ⁠of the incident, regional police ​officer Subodh Kumar ​told ⁠Reuters on Wednesday, giving the tally of ⁠those ​rescued.

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