{"id":130792,"date":"2017-11-13T06:20:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T11:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=130792"},"modified":"2017-11-13T06:20:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T11:20:37","slug":"death-toll-rises-to-19-from-capsize-of-crowded-indian-ferry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/13\/death-toll-rises-to-19-from-capsize-of-crowded-indian-ferry\/","title":{"rendered":"Death toll rises to 19 from capsize of crowded Indian ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The death toll from the capsizing of an overcrowded ferry on India’s Krishna River has risen to 19, with others still missing, police said Monday. (Photo<\/a> by Sarath Kuchi\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

YDERABAD, India \u2014 The death toll from the capsizing of an overcrowded ferry on India’s Krishna River has risen to 19, with others still missing, police said Monday.<\/p>\n

Ramesh Bapu, a senior police officer, said 21 people swam to safety or were rescued by villagers after the accident Sunday in Krishna district.<\/p>\n

He said more than 40 passengers and crew were on the boat, which was supposed to hold a maximum of 30 people. Officials said the ferry capsized while turning toward the river bank.<\/p>\n

Bapu said none of the passengers was wearing a lifejacket.<\/p>\n

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the tragedy \u201canguishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Police and workers from the National Disaster Relief Force were searching for the missing.<\/p>\n

The state government ordered an inquiry into the accident, which occurred about 275 kilometres (170 miles) southeast of Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state in India’s south.<\/p>\n

Such accidents are common in India, where many ferries are poorly built and often overcrowded, and there is little regard for safety regulations such as providing lifejackets.<\/p>\n

Boats are often the main mode of transport in remote areas.<\/p>\n

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