AHMEDABAD, India: At least 10 people, including nine children, drowned when a boat capsized on Thursday (Jan 18) in western India, officials said, with a search on to find more of the missing.
The incident happened in Gujarat state as students were travelling to a picnic organised by their school.
Dozens of people joined a frantic search for survivors around the lake where the boat capsized.
The victims include children aged as young as 10, along with one of their teachers, an official from Vadodara district involved in rescue operations, who did not give their name, told AFP.