Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has expressed deep shock and anguish over the boat capsizing incident in Bihar’s Vaishali district, which claimed at least 13 lives.
He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and wished a speedy and complete recovery to those injured in the incident.
The boat, carrying more than 20 passengers, capsized in the Ganga river at around 8.30 pm on Tuesday. At least 13 children died in the incident. All 13 victims were aged 15 or younger.
Vaishali District Magistrate Varsha Singh said the death toll remained at 13, with no fresh recovery of bodies reported so far. Rescue operations continued on Wednesday to trace any passengers who remained missing.
The damaged boat has been retrieved, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) Sub-Inspector Jai Deep Narayan Singh told reporters.
Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased.
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