Patna: A major boat accident was averted on Sunday at Kharka Ghat on Bagmati river in Runnisaidpur block of Sitamarhi district when an overloaded boat carrying around 35-40 passengers capsized midstream.

A Guyanese government ferry with 133 on board capsized near the Pomeroon River, with 67 rescued so far as helicopters and boats search a 1000-square-mile area amid conflicting reports on the cause.

India, July 18 -- Five tribal women went missing after a country boat capsized in the Godavari River near Polavaram in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district on Friday evening. The women were returning to their village after collecting forest produce when the overloaded boat reportedly lost balance and overturned in the swollen river.

The search for survivors continues in Guyana after a ferry believed to be overloaded capsized over the weekend.

“The boat was so packed. I tried to save one of the babies, a 2-year-old baby, but the boxes fell on me and I couldn’t move. I tried for my life to come out of the boat, but the boat sank within minutes or seconds.” “We have zero tolerance for ...

At least six bodies have been recovered, while 34 people remain missing, after a wooden boat capsized in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa, local authorities said on Monday. A major search and rescue operation is underway in the Malamawar Yan Dutse community of Ringim Local Government Area following the incident,