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| Boat capsize in India's Orissa kills 15 | |
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| At least 15 people have drowned and 16 others are missing after a boat capsized in a river in India's eastern Orissa state, officials say. | |
| The boat, carrying more than 100 passengers, sank near a dam in Sambalpur district, on Sunday. | The boat, carrying more than 100 passengers, sank near a dam in Sambalpur district, on Sunday. |
| The passengers were said to be picnickers who had hired the boat for a pleasure ride. | The passengers were said to be picnickers who had hired the boat for a pleasure ride. |
| Boats in India are often overloaded, and lax safety standards mean accidents are common on the river. | Boats in India are often overloaded, and lax safety standards mean accidents are common on the river. |
| Officials said 15 bodies had been recovered and the toll could rise further. | |
| Police and emergency workers have rescued dozens of people from the water, local officials said. | Police and emergency workers have rescued dozens of people from the water, local officials said. |
| Rescuers used flashlights to search overnight for people feared trapped in the hull of the boat. | |
| The overcrowded boat was on the way back from the Hirakud dam when it sank in the Mahanadi river, local police officer Amitabh Pande told the BBC. | The overcrowded boat was on the way back from the Hirakud dam when it sank in the Mahanadi river, local police officer Amitabh Pande told the BBC. |
| "The boat suddenly started swaying vigorously and water started gushing in. Though we did our best to flush out the water, it was not good enough," a survivor told a local TV channel. | "The boat suddenly started swaying vigorously and water started gushing in. Though we did our best to flush out the water, it was not good enough," a survivor told a local TV channel. |
| Last month, 21 people were killed when a tourist boat capsized off India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. | Last month, 21 people were killed when a tourist boat capsized off India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. |
| Last July, 11 people drowned after a boat capsized in the flooded Kosi river in Bihar. Twenty-four others swam to safety. | Last July, 11 people drowned after a boat capsized in the flooded Kosi river in Bihar. Twenty-four others swam to safety. |