<p>A woman drowned and five others were missing after their vehicle was swept away by strong currents when crossing a river in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills district, an official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place at remote Mawjai village of the district on Tuesday when a jeep was crossing the swollen Tihiang river, officials said.</p>.<p>A rescue operation has been launched to trace the missing persons, district deputy commissioner C Kharkongor told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"In all, eight persons were travelling in an old Jeep. Two of them swam to safety. One woman was found dead and five, including a 1-year-old baby boy, are still missing," the deputy commissioner said.</p>.<p>The body of the women was fished out on Tuesday evening while her two daughters - a 16-year-old and a 13-year-old - are still missing, she said.</p>.<p>The jeep was traced a few meters downstream, while the occupants including the driver are still missing.</p>.<p>Eyewitnesses said that the jeep had to drive across through the river as parts of the bridge were recently washed away by the river.</p>.<p>Heavy rainfall lashed Meghalaya in the past 48 hours and South West Khasi Hills district was one of the worst-hit, a state disaster management official said.</p>
<p>A woman drowned and five others were missing after their vehicle was swept away by strong currents when crossing a river in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills district, an official said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The incident took place at remote Mawjai village of the district on Tuesday when a jeep was crossing the swollen Tihiang river, officials said.</p>.<p>A rescue operation has been launched to trace the missing persons, district deputy commissioner C Kharkongor told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"In all, eight persons were travelling in an old Jeep. Two of them swam to safety. One woman was found dead and five, including a 1-year-old baby boy, are still missing," the deputy commissioner said.</p>.<p>The body of the women was fished out on Tuesday evening while her two daughters - a 16-year-old and a 13-year-old - are still missing, she said.</p>.<p>The jeep was traced a few meters downstream, while the occupants including the driver are still missing.</p>.<p>Eyewitnesses said that the jeep had to drive across through the river as parts of the bridge were recently washed away by the river.</p>.<p>Heavy rainfall lashed Meghalaya in the past 48 hours and South West Khasi Hills district was one of the worst-hit, a state disaster management official said.</p>