Five of family missing after car plunges into river

Sivasagar: Five members of a family have been missing after their vehicle fell into a river in Sivasagar district of upper Assam, official sources said Sunday.
The family was travelling from Sivasagar to Guwahati when their vehicle plunged into the Dikhow river after breaking a dyke at Gaurisagar Dikhowmukh Saturday evening, the sources said. The victims were identified as Haren Bora, his wife Phunu Bora, daughters Simpi Bora and Munmi Bora, and mother Ponou Bora. A search operation has been launched by national and state disaster response forces, the sources said. (PTI)