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Maharashtra floods: Boat carrying locals capsizes in Sangli; 10 dead
Updated On: 09 August, 2019 01:16 PM IST | Sangli | Chaitraly Deshmukh
The boat owned by the Brahmanal Zilla Parishad capsized as it ferried more than its capacity

According to ANI, NDRF has rescued over 3,000 and 2, 900 people from Kolhapur and Sangli district, respectively. Pic courtesy/ Chaitraly Deshmukh
In a shocking incident, a boat carrying over 32 people after being rescued from the floods have been capsized, leaving 10 people, including a toddler, dead and six missing.
The incident took place Thursday morning around 9 am at the backwaters of the Krishna river in Bramhanal village in Palus taluka in which is around 25 kilometres away from the Sangli district. The boat was moving towards Vasagade village in which 16 people feared drowned while 19 were rescued. Out of the 10 dead, eight have been identified.


