News India Watch pics of boat capsize in Odisha reservoir, 24 dead, 7 missing

Watch pics of boat capsize in Odisha reservoir, 24 dead, 7 missing

Sambalpu: In a capsize reminiscent of the Titanic, 31 people have lost their lives in a tragic boat capsize, caused due to boat leak and stampede, in the famous Hirakud reservoir in western Odisha. The



The picnickers came at 10:30 am, and after finishing their picnic on the other side of reservoir at Tilia, they were returning by the ill-fated boat, which was overloaded with 25 more people and an equal numbers of motorbikes.

The motorbike operator requested the passengers to offload because of too heavy loading, but the passengers did not heed to his request.

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