(UTV|COLOMBO) – At least 12 people have died and 30 are missing after a tourist boat capsized in the Godavari river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The boat was carrying around 60 people and was on its way to a popular tourist spot on Sunday when it collided with a large rock.
Officials have confirmed to BBC Telugu that 27 people have been safely evacuated.
Rescue authorities have been deployed and are searching for bodies in the river.
Survivors have spoken of their shock and grief.
One woman, Madhavilatha survived the accident but her husband and child did not.
The state’s chief minister, Jagan Mohan Reddy, has directed officials to suspend all boating services in the region immediately.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his condolences to the victims.
(Agencies)
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