Video Captures Exact Moment Boat Carrying 22 Workers Capsizes In Ganga River In Bihar's Bhagalpur; 20 Rescued

A boat carrying around 22 workers capsized in the strong currents of the Ganga in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Wednesday while they were engaged in flood-fighting work, triggering a major rescue operation. Twenty workers have been rescued, while two remain missing.बिहार के भागलपुर जिले के नवगछिया अनुमंडल अंतर्गत राघोपुर तटबंध पर फ्लड फाइटिंग कार्य के दौरान बुधवार को बड़ा हादसा हो गया। कोसी नदी में मजदूरों से भरी नाव पलट गई। नांव पर फ्लड फाइटिंग में लगे कुल 22 मजदूर सवार थे। नदी की तेज धारा और उफान के कारण नाव अनियंत्रित होकर पलट गई।… pic.twitter.com/H7ji0IqVf2— Bihar News Point (@bihar_newspoint) August 26, 2026 Boat overturns during embankment workThe incident occurred in Raghopur under Kharik block of the Naugachhia police district, where workers were involved in repairing and strengthening an embankment damaged by flooding and erosion. A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, showing the boat losing balance and overturning in the river.भागलपुर, बिहार: नवगछिया में तटबंध मरम्मत के दौरान एक बड़ा हादसा हुआ. गंगा की तेज धार में मजदूरों से भरी नाव पलट गई। SDRF की टीम ने 19 मजदूरों को बचा लिया है, लेकिन 2 अभी भी लापता हैं। नाव पर कुल 21 लोग सवार थे। लापता मजदूरों की तलाश युद्धस्तर पर जारी है। pic.twitter.com/uD1ugMxUI8— IANS Hindi (@IANSKhabar) August 26, 2026 Several workers reportedly jumped into the water as the boat capsized, amid panic and chaos at the site.SDRF launches rescue operationA State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team stationed in the area immediately launched a rescue operation and managed to pull 20 workers to safety despite the strong current. Divers and SDRF personnel are continuing their search for the two missing workers.Sudha Murty Visits Nalanda University In Bihar With MP Sanjay Jha And Other Parliamentary Delegation; Calls It, 'Ancient Seat Of Knowledge'Embankment repair underwayThe accident occurred around two days after a section of the Raghopur embankment reportedly breached at around 2 am. Since then, the Water Resources Department and local administration had been carrying out repair work on a war footing to prevent further damage.Senior officials monitor rescueSenior officials, including Naugachhia SDPO Aniket Amar, DCLR Shailendra Kumar, the Kharik BDO and CO, the Kharik police station in-charge and senior Water Resources Department officials, reached the spot and are monitoring the rescue operation.