Three people, including two children, died after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra River on Sunday night due to heavy rainfall and storm.
Around 20 people were rescued from the capsized boat.
The incident happened when the boat was passing through the South-Salmara Mankachar district in Assam.
The boat was ferrying passengers consisting of both women and children, from Kali Alga Ghat to Nepur Alga Charanchal, India Today NE Desk reported. The boat capsized after encountering the turbulent waters of the Brahmaputra.
Local fishermen and authorities rushed to the scene to rescue the passengers.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert, and forecast “heavy to very heavy” rainfall in Assam. In a special bulletin, the IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Guwahati said that a cyclonic circulation lies over Assam at 1.5 kilometres above the mean sea level.
According to the latest IMD bulletin, a cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Assam, under which light to moderate rainfall is likely over the state between April 1 and April 4. The state has been predicted to experience isolated heavy rainfall today.