Bhubaneswar: A woman drowned and over 30 people went missing when a boat capsized midstream in river Baitarani in Bhadrak district of Orissa on August 31 morning, an official report said.

The body of the woman had been recovered and three persons in serious condition had been rescued and hospitalised, the report said.

Rescue operations to trace survivors were being hampered due to incessant rains in the area.

PTI