Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 15 expressed his grief over the boat accident in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district in which several people are feared drowned while many other are missing.
“Extremely pained by the capsizing of a boat in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Rescue operations are currently underway at the site of the tragedy,” he said in a tweet.
Mr. Modi posted another tweet in Telugu , calling the incident “traumatic”.
Several people are feared drowned and many others are missing as a boat with over 40 tourists capsized in the Godavari on September 15, officials said. The accident occurred in Papikonda area.
Locals rescued more than 10 people while a search was on for the others on the boat which belongs to the State Tourism Department.
