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October 10, 2001
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Five girls drown in UP

Five girls drowned in a canal near Sikandra village near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Tuesday when the girls, between 11 and 15 years, had gone to take bath and wash their clothes in the Mansaita canal.

Bodies of two girls have been recovered, police said adding divers have been pressed into service to recover those of others.

Senior district officials have reached the spot to supervise the operations, police added.

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