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Boat capsizes in southern India, at least 20 people dead
By AP News - May 07, 2023, 10:30 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 21, 2023, 10:10 PM EDT
Local media say a boat capsized near a beach in southern India and 20 people, including women and children, died
NEW DELHI (AP) — Twenty people, including women and children, died after a boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsized on Sunday night near a beach in India's southern state of Kerala, local media reported.
“The boat is being hauled ashore and more bodies are expected to be recovered from inside,” Sports Minister V Abdurahiman told the Press Trust of India news agency, adding that four people in critical condition were admitted to a hospital.
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Rescuers had reached Tanur, a coastal town in the state’s Malappuram district, where the capsizing occurred near Thoovaltheeram beach. It's not clear what caused the boat to overturn.
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