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Durga idol immersion: 3 including minor boy drown in Yamuna river in UP's Agra district

In West Bengal on Wednesday, atleast eight people died and several were feared missing after flash floods hit Mal River in Jalpaiguri during Goddess Durga idol Visarjan (immersion). 

Durga idol immersion: 3 including minor boy drown in Yamuna river in UP's Agra district Image courtesy: ANI

Agra: A 15-year-old boy in the Sikandra Police Station area and two youths aged 19 years and 22 years in the New Agra police station area drowned in the Yamuna river during Durga idol immersion. No one was found in the rescue operation carried out till late evening.  

"During Durga idol immersion, a 15-year-old boy in the Sikandra Police Station area and two youths aged 19 yrs and 22 years in New Agra PS area drowned in the Yamuna river. Rescue operation carried out till late evening; no one found. Search op to continue," said Circle Officer Mayank Tiwari on Wednesday. 

While in West Bengal, earlier on Wednesday, seven people died and several were feared missing after flash floods hit Mal River in Jalpaiguri during Goddess Durga idol Visarjan (immersion). 

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"Flash flood hits Mal River in Jalpaiguri during Durga Visarjan. At least eight people were dead, several were feared missing and many people were trapped in the river and many washed away. Bodies of seven people were recovered. NDRF and civil defence deployed; rescue underway," Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police (SP) Debarshi Dutta had said. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed his condolences to the kin of the people who lost their lives in the flash floods. PM Modi tweeted, "Anguished by the mishap during Durga Puja festivities in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones." 

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