At least 65 people drowned
when a boat packed beyond its 100-passenger capacity sank in a lake in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Police said the tragedy happened "due to overcrowding". The boat was said to be carrying passengers three times its actual capacity; officials speculated it was carrying as many as 250 to 300 people.
So far 65 bodies have been recovered with the toll expected to rise further.
The accident occured in Vembanad lake at about midnight (Irish time) when the boat was on its way from Muhamma to the popular tourist resort of Kumarakom, in Kerala's Kottayam district.