India boat capsizes, drowning 13, mostly children


BHUBANESWAR, India ⁠Oct 14 (Reuters) - 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.

Police are investigating the cause of ⁠the incident, regional police officer Subodh Kumar told Reuters on Wednesday, ​giving ⁠the tally of those ​rescued.

(Reporting by ‌Jatindra Dash in ​Bhubaneswar, India; Writing by Mrinmay Dey)

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