A ferry packed with Hindu devotees capsized Monday in southern India as it returned from a festival, killing at least eight people on board with more still missing, officials said.
The boat was believed to be carrying around 30 passengers from an island temple in southern Karnataka state when it overturned in rough waters.
“Eight people have died. We managed to rescue 18 others and think another five or six may still be missing,” police district superintendent Vinayak Patil told AFP.
Source: AFP
