28 people missing after boat capsizes in India’s north-east

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Twenty-eight people are missing after a motorised boat capsized in the flooded Brahmputra River in India’s remote north-east.

Police said the boat was bringing 40 people to Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, from a village across the river.

The search for survivors
Passersby standing on the opposite bank watch rescuers search the waters of the Brahmaputra River (AP)

The boat sank after hitting the tower of an under-construction water project.

Heavy monsoon rains have flooded large parts of India. More than 1,000 people have died in seven states since the monsoon season started in June.

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