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Boat capsizes in Ganga in Bihar, two labourers missing
Two persons are missing after a boat carrying 21 labourers capsized in the Ganga river at Raghopur embankment in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Wednesday. The labourers were placing sandbags to stop erosion after…
Two persons are missing after a boat carrying 21 labourers capsized in the Ganga river at Raghopur embankment in Bihar's Bhagalpur on Wednesday. The labourers were placing sandbags to stop erosion after a breach in the embankment two days ago inundated several villages. Officials said the quick response team rescued 19 of them, while a search for the missing two, Badal Mandal and Sikandar Mandal, is underway.
The State Disaster Response Force deployed six boats for the rescue operation. Bhagalpur district magistrate Alankrita Pandey visited the breached site. The flood situation remains grim, with rivers including the Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Khiroi and Ghaghra flowing above danger level in several districts. The current floods have affected over 83.62 lakh people across 16 districts.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bihar faces recurring flood cycles every monsoon, with embankment breaches often worsening the damage. The Kosi River, known as the 'sorrow of Bihar', has shifted course repeatedly, but this year the Ganga and its tributaries are causing widespread inundation. The state government's disaster response fund allocation and the National Disaster Response Force's deployment timelines are critical factors. The next key signal is whether the Met department's forecast of enhanced rain activity over the next two days leads to further breaches, which would test the state's evacuation capacity.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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