4 dead after boat capsizes in AP river

September 15, 2019 17:01

Four people have died and more than 30 are missing after a tourist boat overturned in the Godavari River in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

Sources said there were about 60 people, including 11 crew members, in the boat run by the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.

The boat started off for the picturesque Papikondalu, a prime tourist destination, from Gandi Pochamma Temple near Devipatnam and it capsized near Kachhuluru, news agency PTI reported.

State Chief Secretary L V Subrahmanyam spoke to East Godavari District Collector Muralidhar Reddy and enquired about the incident.

Helicopters of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been called in to help with the rescue.

Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy spoke with officials about rescue efforts.

The Godavari River has swelled in the past few days with over 5 lakh cusecs of floodwater flowing on Sunday afternoon when the incident took place.

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