
A boat capsized late Tuesday in India's Vaishali district, Bihar state, prompting local residents to use mobile phones and torches for dark rescue efforts.
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A boat overturned late Tuesday in Vaishali district in eastern Bihar state.
The boat overturned late on Tuesday in Vaishali district in eastern Bihar state, with locals rushing to pull people out of the water in the dark using mobile phones to find the bodies.
“It was dark when we suddenly heard children screaming and crying for help as the boat capsized,” said Ravi Yadav, a young villager who joined the rescue effort.
“We managed to rescue only three children, using the light from mobile phones and torches, because it was dark.”

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