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| Boat in Tamil Nadu, India capsizes - 22 feared dead | Boat in Tamil Nadu, India capsizes - 22 feared dead |
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| Twenty-two members of a single family are feared drowned after a boat capsized in a lake in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police say. | Twenty-two members of a single family are feared drowned after a boat capsized in a lake in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police say. |
| The boat, carrying 25 people, sank in Pulicat lake near the state's coast. Only three boys were able to be rescued after the incident. | The boat, carrying 25 people, sank in Pulicat lake near the state's coast. Only three boys were able to be rescued after the incident. |
| The passengers were said to be picnickers who had hired the boat for a ride. | |
| Officials said the boat was overcrowded and not equipped with life vests. | Officials said the boat was overcrowded and not equipped with life vests. |
| Divers and rescue workers continued their search through the night, but have failed to recover any more bodies. | Divers and rescue workers continued their search through the night, but have failed to recover any more bodies. |
| Boats in India are often overloaded, which leads to frequent accidents. | Boats in India are often overloaded, which leads to frequent accidents. |
| At least 36 people died after an overloaded boat sank in the Ganges river in India's Bihar state in October last year. | At least 36 people died after an overloaded boat sank in the Ganges river in India's Bihar state in October last year. |
| In 2009, a tourist boat carrying 76 people capsized in a lake in Kerala, killing at least 37 people. | In 2009, a tourist boat carrying 76 people capsized in a lake in Kerala, killing at least 37 people. |