<p>&nbsp;At least 20 bodies of people have been recovered&nbsp;after a boat capsized&nbsp;in&nbsp;Andhra Pradesh on&nbsp;Sunday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The incident occurred at around 5:45 pm at river Krishna&#39;s Pavitra Sangamam ghat in the state.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Krishna boat capsize incident: 16 bodies have been recovered so far <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndhraPradesh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AndhraPradesh</a> <a href="https://t.co/BAHfhClBmt">pic.twitter.com/BAHfhClBmt</a></p>
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<p>The injured persons have been sent to Andhra hospital in Vijayawada.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Krishna boat capsize: Injured brought to Andhra Hospital in Vijaywada <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndhraPradesh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AndhraPradesh</a> <a href="https://t.co/vn4KF9grhS">pic.twitter.com/vn4KF9grhS</a></p>
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<p>The boat capsized midway due to overloading with the weight of 38 passengers, the police official said.</p>

<p>The incident happened when a private tourism boat was making a trip from Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, to Pavitra Sangamam, Ferry village, the official said.</p>

<p>Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa, leader of opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and others expressed their grief over the tragedy.</p>

<p>The government has appointed a senior committee to investigate into the matter.</p>

<p>&quot;The police have also registered a case against 4-5 persons, one of them has been arrested,&quot;&nbsp;Krishna District Collector said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">17 bodies recovered so far, trying to trace remaining missing persons. Govt has appointed a senior committee to inquire, police has also registered a case against 4-5 persons out of which one has been arrested: Krishna District Collector B. Lakshmi Kantam <a href="https://t.co/HC3sqrV9tZ">pic.twitter.com/HC3sqrV9tZ</a></p>
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'The police have also registered a case against 4-5 persons, one of them has been arrested,'?Krishna District Collector said

At least 20 bodies of people have been recovered after a boat capsized in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 5:45 pm at river Krishna's Pavitra Sangamam ghat in the state. Krishna boat capsize incident: 16 bodies have been recovered so far #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/BAHfhClBmt — ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017 × The injured persons have been sent to Andhra hospital in Vijayawada. Krishna boat capsize: Injured brought to Andhra Hospital in Vijaywada #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/vn4KF9grhS — ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017 × The boat capsized midway due to overloading with the weight of 38 passengers, the police official said. The incident happened when a private tourism boat was making a trip from Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, to Pavitra Sangamam, Ferry village, the official said. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa, leader of opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and others expressed their grief over the tragedy. The government has appointed a senior committee to investigate into the matter. "The police have also registered a case against 4-5 persons, one of them has been arrested," Krishna District Collector said. 17 bodies recovered so far, trying to trace remaining missing persons. Govt has appointed a senior committee to inquire, police has also registered a case against 4-5 persons out of which one has been arrested: Krishna District Collector B. Lakshmi Kantam pic.twitter.com/HC3sqrV9tZ — ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2017 ×

Andhra Pradesh: Death toll rises to 20 in Krishna river boat capsize

<p>At least 14 bodies have been recovered after&nbsp;a boat capsized at river Krishna&#39;s&nbsp;Pavitra Sangamam ghat in&nbsp;Andhra Pradesh&nbsp;on Sunday.</p>

<p>Reports say&nbsp;that 14&nbsp;bodies have been recovered so far. As many as&nbsp;15 people were either rescued by local fishermen or swam to safety.</p>

<p>The overloaded boat capsized midway due to the weight of 38 passengers, the police official said.</p>

<p>Authorities fear that the death&nbsp;toll may go up.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Reports said that 15&nbsp;persons were rescued by local fishermen and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were pressed into service to trace the missing persons, a senior police official said.</p>

<p>The incident occurred around 5.45 PM when a private tourism boat was making a trip from Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, to Pavitra Sangamam, Ferry village, the official said.</p>

<p>Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa, leader of opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and others expressed grief over the tragedy.</p>

<p>The deputy chief minister rushed to the accident spot to oversee the rescue operations and has directed police to rush additional force to help locate the missing persons.</p>


The incident occurred around 5.45 PM when a private tourism boat was making a trip from Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, to Pavitra Sangamam, Ferry village.

At least 14 bodies have been recovered after a boat capsized at river Krishna's Pavitra Sangamam ghat in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Reports say that 14 bodies have been recovered so far. As many as 15 people were either rescued by local fishermen or swam to safety. The overloaded boat capsized midway due to the weight of 38 passengers, the police official said. Authorities fear that the death toll may go up. #UPDATE Krishna boat capsize incident: 14 bodies recovered so far #AndhraPradesh — ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2017 × Reports said that 15 persons were rescued by local fishermen and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams were pressed into service to trace the missing persons, a senior police official said. The incident occurred around 5.45 PM when a private tourism boat was making a trip from Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, to Pavitra Sangamam, Ferry village, the official said. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister N China Rajappa, leader of opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and others expressed grief over the tragedy. The deputy chief minister rushed to the accident spot to oversee the rescue operations and has directed police to rush additional force to help locate the missing persons.

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Andhra Pradesh: Death toll rises to 20 in Krishna river boat capsize

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