Boat capsizes

Lagos: At least 76 people were killed after a boat capsized in the southern state of Anambra, President Muhammadu Buhari confirmed in a statement. In the statement issued late Sunday, Buhari acknowledged that rescue agencies had…
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Phnom Penh: At least 23 Chinese nationals were missing after a boat capsized in Cambodia, Beijing's Embassy in Phnom Penh confirmed on Friday. The Embassy said that it received a notification from the Cambodian Police Department on…
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Malkangiri: In a heart-wrenching incident, a man went missing after the boat on which he was crossing the Kutumpali river in Padia block of Malkangiri district capsized today. According to reports, Kailash Shah, a Junior Engineer, was…
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Jakarta: A search and rescue operation was underway on Tuesday for 15 Indonesian fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized in the Arafura Sea, an official said on Tuesday. The boat, KM Setia Makmur 06, was hit by huge waves…
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Mexico City: At least eight people were killed, including two minors, when a panga (motorboat) carrying a family capsized off the Mexican coast of Guaymas in Sonora state, the state's department for coordinating civil protection has…
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Washington: Eleven people died and 31 others were rescued after a vessel capsized off the coast of Puerto Rico, the US Coast Guard said on Friday. The Coast Guard tweeted that responding crews have rescued 31 survivors -- 11 female and…
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Accra: At least seven people died after a boat capsized in east Ghana's Volta Lake, police confirmed late on Friday. Ebenezer Tetteh, the spokesman for the Eastern Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, said that the boat with 20…
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Dhaka: At least 20 people were reported missing after their fishing vessel capsized in Bangladesh amid the cyclonic storm Jawad, an official said on Tuesday, adding that search operations were underway. "The vessel carrying 21 fishermen…
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Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Two women in Maharashtra are feared drowned as 18 hours have lapsed after a boat capsized at a remote spot on Indravati River, while 13 of their co passengers, including 10 men, were safely rescued, officials said…
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Beijing: Two people died and four other crew members remained missing after a sand carrier, affected by typhoon Nangka, capsized in waters in south China, maritime authorities said. The boat, with 10 people aboard, capsized around 8 p.m.…
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