Patna, Oct 27 (IANS) A major tragedy struck in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district on Monday when four children drowned in a water pit while bathing on Monday.

The incident occurred around 11 AM in Navtoliya village under the Ismailpur police station area of Naugachhia sub-division.

According to police, a group of six children from Chattu Tola had gone to bathe in a water pit that had filled with water from the recent floods in the Ganga River.

While two managed to come out safely, four children drowned one after another.

The deceased have been identified as Prince Kumar (10), son of Mithilesh Kumar, and Nandan Kumar (10), son of Kishori Mandal, both residents of Chattu Singh Tola. Two others are yet to be identified.

Villagers and local divers pulled the children out of the pit and rushed the

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