At least 20 missing in Nepal boat accident

The exact number of missing is unknown, however it is reported that at least 35 people were aboard the boat.

Katmandu: Officials say at least 20 people are missing after an overcrowded boat they were traveling in capsized in a rain-swollen river in southern Nepal.

Police official Bikash Shrestha says the exact number of missing is unknown. He says the boat was carrying at least 35 people and only a dozen have been accounted for.

The boat capsized late Tuesday on the Kamala River. The river is located 250 miles (400 kilometers) southeast of the Katmandu. By the time rescuers reached the site it was already dark.

Another police official Hari Bahadur Pal says the boat was very old, overcrowded and the river was flooded by the monsoon rains.

The search continued Wednesday morning.

Bureau Report