Summary:
Five persons — two women and three children — drowned when a boat capsized in the Ghaghra River in Mau district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
The victims, all residents of Chakki Musadohi village in Mau, were going to Deoria.
After the boat capsized, people travelling in other boats jumped in the river and rescued nine persons.
A 15-year-old girl is missing and divers were pressed into service to trace her, said officials.
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Mau: Five persons — two women and three children — drowned when a boat capsized in the Ghaghra River in Mau district on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
The victims, all residents of Chakki Musadohi village in Mau, were going to Deoria.
After the boat capsized, people travelling in other boats jumped in the river and rescued nine persons.
A 15-year-old girl is missing and divers were pressed into service to trace her, said officials.
The dead were identified as Savita (48), Sarita (42), Karan (10), Kishan (7) and Arjun (5).
The children were brothers.
The bodies were found late evening on Wednesday and sent for autopsy, they added.