China News Service, January 19 (Xinhua) According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 18th local time, an Indian boat carrying 27 students and several teachers capsized in a lake, killing at least 14 people, and two students were missing. .
On January 18, local time, members of the fire and emergency services department of Vadodara, Gujarat, India conducted search and rescue operations after a tourist boat capsized in Harni Lake.
According to reports from The Hindu, Hindustan Times and The Times of India, the accident occurred at Hani Lake in Vadodara, Gujarat, western India. At that time, the boat was carrying 27 students who were having a picnic and several people accompanying them. teachers, far beyond their capacity.
Anupam Singh Gahlaut, the city's senior police officer, said the students and teachers on board were not wearing life jackets during the boat ride, Reuters reported.
The students, aged between 7 and 13 years old, were studying in a school in Vadodara.
After the incident, the Chief Minister and senior officials of Gujarat rushed to Vadodara, and rescue teams searched for the missing persons in the lake late into the night.
Rescuers said there was mud at the bottom of the lake, which made rescue operations difficult.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office posted on social media: "I am devastated by the loss of life at this sad time... My heart goes out to the families of the victims."
Modi's office stated that the federal government will provide compensation of 200,000 rupees (approximately RMB 17,300) to the families of the victims and 50,000 rupees to the injured.
The state government also announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the victims.