Bhubaneswar: Seven people were killed and many others missing when a bus fell into a rivulet after being swept away by flood waters in Orissa's Nayagarh district on Monday evening, officials said.
”The bus was swept away by the flood waters while traveling over a bridge without side pillars. It rolled into a nullah between Gania and Duspalla village,” officials added.
"Seven bodies have been fished out so far. Twenty people have been rescued. We anticipate more casualties," said a sub divisional official from the accident site.
Local sources say the bus was carrying nearly 60 people although officials have not yet confirmed the exact number.
"Rescue operations are on. We fear the toll may rise," District Collector Paresh Chandra Nayak said.
Nayagarh is 87 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.
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