India, Dec. 10 -- Five people are missing after a group of nine who ventured into the Brahmaputra river for a holy dip was swept away by the river's strong currents in Guwahati's Uzanbazar, police said.

Four of them, including two foreigners, have been rescued. But there is no sign of the remaining five, officials said after the rescue operation was paused due to low visibility after sunset on Wednesday.

The massive rescue operation led by state and national disaster response personnel will resume early on Thursday with expanded deployment along downstream locations.

"Four persons have been rescued and shifted to the hospital," a senior NDRF official said. Officials have not identified the missing individuals until the families are not...