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Bargi dam cruise boat tragedy: Death toll rises to nine; search operations continue

The Hindu·May 1, 2026·3 updates

Security personnel and others present at the site as a rescue operation underway after a cruise boat with 29 passengers and two crew members onboard overturned in the Bargi Dam due to a sudden storm, in Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, on May 1, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The death toll in the Bargi Dam tragedy rose to nine on Friday (May 1, 2026), as rescuers recovered the bodies of five more persons who were on the cruise boat that overturned in the reservoir in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur.

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