At least 10 people including nine children were drowned after a boat capsized in a flooded river in India's eastern state of Bihar, dpa quoted police as saying Friday. The incident occurred late Thursday on a tributary of the Kosi river when the villagers were returning from a funeral in the Madhepura district. "Nine children, all below the age of 12 years died in the incident," district police chief Sourav Shah said. "A 35-year-old man also drowned." A total of 25 adults swam to safety, he said.