Thursday, September 26, 2024 - At least 46 people, including 37 children and 7 women, drowned while celebrating a Hindu religious festival in eastern India, local officials said.
The fatalities were confirmed across 15 districts in the
past 24 hours.
A disaster management official said the victims died while
performing a bathing ritual in rivers and ponds swollen by recent flooding.
The three-day Jivitputrika festival celebrates children's
wellbeing every year and is also marked with mothers fasting for them.
Officials in Bihar said many people ignored dangerous water
levels in rivers while bathing to celebrate the festival.
There are fears that the overall death toll could rise
further.
State authorities said families and relatives of the victims
will receive compensation.
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