RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : India - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-30, 06:06:23 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100130-24739-IND Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-30 at 07:41:07 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: India State of Andhra Pradesh Godavari River Number of Deads: 30 person(s) Number of Missing: 15 person(s) Situation: At least nine people, including a child, drowned when an overcrowded boat carrying them capsized in southern India Saturday, officials said. Many of the passengers were believed to be Hindu pilgrims. The accident happened between before 7:30 a.m. (9 p.m. ET Friday) in Andhra Pradesh state's West Godavari district, according to authorities. About 40 passengers were able to swim to safety, top district administrator Vani Prasad told CNN. Nine dead bodies, including those of four women, have been recovered so far, she said. "About five to six to 10 people could still be missing, unfortunately," she said. Rescue operations are in full swing." The boat toppled about 100 feet from the shore of a river, she said. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu