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Midnapur, September 22, 5 p.m : A fateful accident took place at the Amtala Ghat in Midnapur today at about four in the afternoon.
A ferry boat overloaded with sixty passengers had just left the Amtala Ghat at the Kansabati River when it capsized in the deep waters of the overflowing river.
Owing to the late monsoons the river was brimming with water. It being a full moon with the high tide there was a strong current flowing.
The boat being overloaded, its capacity being of twenty passengers only, could not resist the tide and overturned.
Fifteen people are feared killed . Five bodies have been so far recovered, two being women and two children. The bodies are yet to be identified or claimed.
Twenty people have been rescued by the local people. They are undergoing treatment. The Transport Minister has rushed to the area and has asked for a probe.
A compensation of two lakhs rupees has been declared by the Chief Minister of West Bengal.