Three people, including&nbsp; two children, died and five others went missing in the Sileru river here when two country boats they were travelling in capsized early on Tuesday.
The children are from Malkangiri district in Odisha, police said.
Fire and Rescue services personnel have launched a search operation to trace five people who are missing.
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In all, some 35 people started off in five country boats in the Sileru river. Some of them safely reached their destination. They chose the river route in view of the ongoing Covid-19 curfew in the state.&nbsp;
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The victims were migrant workers who were returning to their village Konduguda in Odisha from Hyderabad, police sources said

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The victims  were migrant workers who were returning to their village Konduguda in Odisha from Hyderabad, police sources said

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