Eight hours on, 10 kids still missing after boat capsizes in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

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Bihar: 50 school kids fall sick after consuming mid-day meal The boat was carrying 30 children, and 20 of them have so far been rescued, the officials said. The incident took place near Madhupur Patti ghat along the Bagmati river when the children were going to school, they said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said: “Rescue operation is underway… I have asked the district magistrate concerned to look into the matter with urgency. The state government will provide all assistance to the affected families." "For people not able to save themselves, our team of divers has reached and they are busy rescuing people..

As soon as we get information about bodies, we will share..." Deputy Commandant Randhir Singh said. Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha attacked the Nitish Kumar government, saying the Muzzafarpur incident has incident “exposed" the “tall claims" made by the chief minister on development.