UP boat capsize: Death toll rises to 22, Yogi declares Rs 2 lakh compensation package
Earlier it was reported that at least 18 people were feared dead as a boat capsized in Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district on Thursday morning.
Condoling the loss, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation package of Rs 2 lakh to the next of the kin of each deceased.
The boat was carrying 50 people, who were heading towards Haryana, when tragedy befell.
Meanwhile, following the incident, villagers staged a demonstration on Delhi-Saharanpur highway.
According to reports, 12 people have been rescued so far.
Rescue teams have reached the spot.
The death toll is expected to rise.
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