Patna Boat Tragedy: 24 Dead, PM Narendra Modi Announces Compensation
Patna:Number of dead in Patna boat tragedy rose to 24 after five more bodies were recovered by the rescuers this morning. A boat carrying 40 people capsized in the Ganga river near Patna on Saturday evening, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had expressed his grief over the accident on Saturday, announced compensation for the victims this morning.
According to the officials, the accident occurred around 6 pm on Saturday evening when an overcrowded boat - which had taken people for a free ride from the Ganga Ghat - was returning from a kite flying festival, organised as part of Makar Sankranti by the state Tourism Department.
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