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12 drown in India in religious ceremony
NEW DELHI, Sept 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Twelve people drowned in a lake in
central India on Friday morning when their boats capsized during a religious
ceremony, authorities said.
The boats carrying 20-25 people tipped over in the early hours in Bhopal as
they were about to immerse an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesha.
“Twelve bodies have been retrieved so far and (the) search is on for one
more person,” the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said in a
statement.
This week marks the end of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, also known as
Vinayaka Chaturthi, when colourfully decorated idols of Ganesha are immersed
in water.
BSS/AFP/GMR/1140 hrs