India, July 18 -- Five tribal women went missing after a country boat capsized in the Godavari River near Polavaram in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district on Friday evening. The women were returning to their village after collecting forest produce when the overloaded boat reportedly lost balance and overturned in the swollen river.

Rescue teams, including personnel from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police and local fishermen, immediately launched a search operation to locate the missing women.

According to officials, several other passengers managed to swim to safety or were rescued by nearby residents. The search operation continued through the night and resumed on Saturday with additional boats and rescue personnel deployed i...