Reports suggest that the boat was carrying around 100 people and was overcrowded, leading to the mishap.
Sambalpur: Rescue operations continue in Sambalpur in Odisha after 26 people lost their lives in a boat tragedy on Sunday evening. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit the families of the victims on Monday.
On Sunday evening, a boat carrying people on a picnic, capsized in the Hirakud dam reservoir in Sambhalpur. Even as 26 bodies were recovered, many continue to be missing.
Reports suggest that the boat was carrying around 100 people and was overcrowded, leading to the mishap. According to an eyewitness, the boat developed a crack in the middle of the journey due to overcrowding, and water seeped in causing the motor to fail.
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