West Bengal: High tide lashes jetty in Hooghly, 3 killed

Three people were killed and several injured after a jetty wrecked in Hooghly district of West Bengal on Wednesday.

Sources said that while several people survived by swimming towards the bank of the river, three of them died and many others were injured.

Those who could not swim lost their lives in the high tide. Three dead bodies were recovered and 20 others have been hospitalized.

Questions are being raised on why the jetty and boat services were not alerted about the high tide during certain hours of the day.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakhs to each of the deceased's family.

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