Boat Capsizes In Assam’s Dhubri District, At Least 7 People Missing

Search and rescue operations are underway.

Circle Officer of Dhubri is also still missing in the incident.

New Delhi: At least seven people including Circle Officer of Dhubri are missing as mechanised boat capsized in Brahmaputra in Assam's Dhubri, news agency ANI reported. Search and rescue operations are underway.

"6-7 persons are still missing; search & rescue operations are underway. Circle Officer of Dhubri is also still missing in the incident. As per the initial report, around 29-30 people were onboard when the boat capsized", ANI quoted Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Anbamuthan MP as saying.

Assam | A country-made boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Dhubri district. Search and rescue teams have started the operations. More details awaited: Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, Chief Executive Officer, Assam State Disaster Management Authority

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2022

Teams of SDRF and BSF engaged in search operation; NDRF team on its way here from Bongaigaon. 10 divers mobilised to the incident spot, ANI quoted Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Anbamuthan MP as saying.

Assam | Teams of SDRF and BSF engaged in search operation; NDRF team on its way here from Bongaigaon. 10 divers mobilised to the incident spot: Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Anbamuthan MP pic.twitter.com/19rCe5GfNK

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2022

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