Tourist Boat Capsizes in Southern India; at Least 22 Dead

Tourist Boat Capsizes in Southern India; at Least 22 Dead
Rescuers on a boat search after a tourist boat capsized Sunday night in Malappuram, Kerala, India, on May 8, 2023. P.P. Afthab/AP Photo
The Associated Press
Updated:

NEW DELHI—A double-decker boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsized Sunday night off a beach in southern India, and more than 22 people including children died, officials said.

Police officer Abdul Nazar said the rescue teams were expecting to recover more bodies from inside the boat after pulling it ashore from the muddy waters. He said India’s National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Coast Guard personnel were engaged in rescue work and trying find those who were still missing.