No fewer than 14 people, including 12 children and two teachers died after a boat capsized in Harni Lake in Gujarat’s Vadodara, India.
The boat was ferrying 27 students of a private school traveling to a picnic organised by their school.
Dozens of people joined a frantic search for survivors around the lake in Vadodara district where the boat capsized.
Reacting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, formerly twitter: “My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief.
“The local administration is providing all possible assistance to those affected.
“May the injured recover soon”.
Vadodara municipal commissioner, Dilip Rana confirmed the toll to AFP but did not provide further information on the victims.
Fatal boat accidents are common on Indian waterways.
Last year, at least 22 people were killed when their double-decker tourist boat capsized in the southern state of Kerala.
Survivors of that accident told local media that many of the passengers were not wearing life jackets.
