Five people were killed and 20 others feared drowned on Wednesday after an overcrowded country boat capsized in swollen river Kosi near Kanpghat village in Bihar's Purnia district.
Sub-divisional Officer of Dhamdaha R R Jha told PTI that the mishap took place when the overcrowded boat was caught in an whirlpool in the river and overturned.
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He said five bodies have been fished out and ten people swam to safety.
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