Most of the dead are children
MALAPPURAM (Kerala), May 7, 2023 (TBINN)
At least 20 people, most of them children, died when a house-boat with around 30 passengers aboard it overturned and sank near Tuvalthiram Beach at Tanur Area of Malappuram District in Kerala today.
Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman, who is co-ordinating the rescue operations along with Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas, said 20 people died in the accident and most of them were children who had come for a ride amid ongoing school vacations.
More victims are believed to be trapped under the boat and have to be brought out. The boat actually overturned. The reason for it is not yet known. Police will be investigating it, P. A. Mohamed informed
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