TOURIST BOAT SINKS IN LAKE

A tourist boat carrying 76 people has capsized in a lake in the southern Indian state of Kerala, killing at least 37 people. The state-owned double-decker boat was travelling in the remote Thekkady forest reserve when it went down. The boat reportedly tipped over after the tourists rushed to one side as they spotted some elephants. Fifteen people are missing and 24 have been rescued. Survivors said the boat had few lifejackets and no lifeguards. Rescuers have pulled out 37 bodies and are still searching the area for survivors.Two foreign tourists who were on the boat swam to safety most of the other tourists were from the neighbouring state of Karnataka. The dead also included a group of at least a dozen people from the Indian capital, Delhi.The brand new boat was owned by the government-owned Kerala Tourism Department Corporation.