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India: 13 killed, several missing for the length of Durga idol immersion in UP, Rajasthan, and West Bengal 

Most up-to-date incidents of flash floods in West Bengal and of us drowning in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan include claimed a minimal of 13 of us, and several other others are missing, as the 5-day-long Durga Pooja competition comes to an end.

An entire bunch of of us on the banks of the Mal river, Jagalpuro, West Bengal had been hit by acquire waves of water, main to the deaths of eight of us, amongst whom four had been girls folk. 

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The incident took place round 8: 30 on Wednesday (October 5) when many of of of us went come the river for the length of idol immersion on Vijayadashami.  The NDRF, SDRF, and police, alongside with local authorities, are aloof looking out for missing of us.

Taking it to Twitter, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi expressed his condolences for the incident. 

Anguished by the mishap for the length of Durga Puja festivities in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. Condolences to of us that lost their beloved ones: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 5, 2022

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In North Uttar Pradesh, three of us, including a 15-year-historical boy, drowned in the Yamuna River for the length of the idol immersion, and no-one used to be recovered for the length of the hunt operation, ANI reported. 

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Within the west, Rajasthan’s Ajmer reported a identical event that took place on Wednesday (October 6), the assign a ditch stuffed with rain water claimed the lives of six of us for the length of the idol immersion of an idol. All six bodies had been recovered by the authorities, and all of them would maybe be handed over to their respective families later.

Many fear that the loss of life toll can even lift in West Bengal. 

Identical incidents had been reported ultimate month in Maharashtra for the length of Ganpati Visarjan on September 9, which claimed the lives of near to 20 of us all across the say, and eight had been stumbled on pointless in Haryana. 

(With inputs from agencies)

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