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Sunsari: Three Dead, One Injured as Passenger Boat Capsizes in Saptakoshi River

Three people died and one person was injured after a passenger boat carrying around 15 people capsized in the Saptakoshi River in the Barahachhetra area of Sunsari district in southeastern Nepal on Sunday, police said, Xinhua reported. Local reporting said the boat was travelling from Kopche in Bhojpur district towards Chatara in Sunsari and that the injured person was taken to Chatara Hospital.

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File photo of the Saptakoshi River in Nepal — File photo of the Saptakoshi River. Three people died and one was injured after a passenger boat capsized in the river in the Barahachhetra area of Sunsari district on Sunday, police said.

Three people died and one person was injured after a passenger boat capsized in the Saptakoshi River in the Barahachhetra area of Sunsari district in southeastern Nepal on Sunday, police said. The boat was carrying around 15 people, Xinhua reported.

Source: Xinhua via EIN News

Local reporting, citing the district police, said the boat was travelling from Kopche in Bhojpur district towards Chatara in Sunsari district when the accident happened, and that people were rescued by the Barahakshetra police post, with the injured person taken to Chatara Hospital for treatment.

Source: 2daybulletin

Police have not yet released a confirmed list of the dead in the reports available so far, and further details about the cause of the capsize are awaited. Awaaz Punjab is not naming any victim whose identity has not been confirmed by police in a consistent report.

Sources

Xinhua via EIN News — 3 dead as passenger boat capsizes in Nepal's Saptakoshi River, Kathmandu Oct 25 — https://world.einnews.com/country/nepal
2daybulletin — Saptakoshi Tragedy: Three Dead After Passenger Boat Accident Near Triveni (district police, Kopche to Chatara route, Chatara Hospital) — https://2daysbulletin.com/boat-accident-in-saptakoshi-three-people-still-missing/