Malda: Country boat capsizes, 3 children drown

 Three children fell victim to a boat capsize in West Bengal’s Malda district. The children were travelling from one village to another when the fatal accident took place. 

Malda: Three children drowned when a country boat ferrying them capsized at Chakbahadur area in Malda district of West Bengal, a district official said.

The children were going to a neighbouring village from Chak Bahadur to watch idol immersion when the accident took place on Tuesday evening, Additional District Magistrate of Malda, Arnab Chatterjee, said.

Block Development Officer of Kaliachak Block 3, Gautam Dutta, said that the water of the Ganga which was in spate had inundated the village, located close to Farakka, and the spot where the boat had capsized was under 5-6 feet water,

While three women swam to safety, the children who were 6, 9 and 11 years old respectively drowned. Two of the deceased were siblings. Their bodies were later fished out from the water.

Nine people had died in another incident of boat capsize in Mahananda river bordering Malda district and Katihar district of Bihar on October 3. The incident happened when over 80 people were being ferried across the river.
[12:14 PM, 10/9/2019] Supriya: social line: Three children fell victim to a boat capsize in West Bengal’s Malda district.