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
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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.

Talking to PTI Videos, Madhya Pradesh Tourism Minister Dharmendra Bhav Singh Lodhi said, “Four bodies were recovered on Thursday, while five were found in the early hours during the rescue operation, taking the toll to nine.”

Published – May 01, 2026 09:54 am IST