Police say at least 26 women drown after 2 boats capsize in western India

September 30th, 2009 THEKKADY - At least four people - two children and two women - drowned when a boat carrying 75 tourists sank in the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar river in Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. The bodies of two children and two women had been recovered, Idukki Superintendent of Police Kuttapan said.

September 30th, 2009 THEKKADY - At least 30 tourists drowned when a boat capsized in a lake in the Periyar wildlife sanctuary of Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. With rescue work continuing, the toll was feared to go up.

September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai police launched two speedboats to enhance coastal security. The Indian made air-conditioned boats are equipped with advanced engines, Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless sets.

September 30th, 2009 THEKKADY - Two children and two women were drowned when a boat carrying 75 tourists sank in the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar river in Kerala Wednesday evening, police said. Idukki Superintendent of Police Kuttapan said the bodies of two children and two women had been recovered.

September 30th, 2009 27 die after boats capsize during Indian festivalPATNA, India — Two boats capsized in flooded rivers in eastern India's Bihar state during a major Hindu festival, killing at least 27 people and leaving around 24 missing, police said Tuesday. At least 20 people swam to shore from one boat that was overcrowded with people returning to their homes after participating in festivities during the Dussehra festival, said Neelmani, a top state police official, who uses only one name.

September 30th, 2009 27 die after boats capsize in IndiaPATNA, India — Two boats capsized in flooded rivers in eastern India's Bihar state during a major Hindu festival, killing at least 27 people and leaving around 24 missing, police said Tuesday. At least 20 people swam to shore from one boat that was overcrowded with people returning to their homes after participating in festivities during the Dussehra festival, he said.

September 30th, 2009 29 die after boats capsize during Indian festivalPATNA, India — Two boats capsized in flooded rivers in eastern India's Bihar state during a major Hindu festival, killing at least 29 people and leaving around 22 missing, police said Tuesday. At least 20 people swam to shore from one boat that was overcrowded with people returning to their homes after participating in festivities during the Dussehra festival, said Neelmani, a top state police official, who uses only one name.

September 29th, 2009 PATNA - Over 30 Durga Puja revellers, mostly women and children, met a watery grave when the overloaded boats carrying them capsized in two separate incidents in Bihar, police said Tuesday. At least 40 passengers are missing.

September 29th, 2009 PATNA - Durga Puja festivities turned tragic for some families in Bihar when two overloaded boats carrying revellers capsized in the Bagmati and Kosi rivers respectively, drowning 19 people. At least 40 passengers are missing, police said Tuesday.

September 28th, 2009 PATNA - At least three people drowned when a boat carrying over 60 people capsized in Bihar's Khagaria district Monday night, an official said. Only 15 of the passengers managed to swim to safety and a search was on for the remaining.

September 5th, 2009 Boat sinks in Macedonian lake, at least 15 drownOHRID, Macedonia — An overloaded sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank Saturday in a lake on Macedonia's western border, and at least 15 people drowned and four others were in serious condition, officials said. The vessel, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly in Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said.

July 12th, 2009 NAGPUR - The death toll in Saturday's accident in Maharashtra's eastern Bhandara district where two boats carrying women farm labourers overturned in the Wainganga river has risen to 19, while 11 women were still missing, police said Sunday. The incident occurred near Khambari village, around 12 km from district headquarters Bhandara, which is 840 km east of Mumbai.

July 11th, 2009 NAGPUR - At least 10 women drowned and 20 were missing after two boats in which they were travelling overturned in the Waingangan River in eastern Maharashtra's Bhandara district, a police official said Saturday evening. The incident occurred around 12 km from the Bhandara district headquarters, 840 km east of Mumbai.

July 5th, 2009 NY man dies after boat capsizes during regattaWEST ISLIP, N.Y. — Police say a New York man has died after his boat capsized during a regatta on Long Island's Great South Bay.

July 1st, 2009 Child, woman drown off NJ resort's unguarded beachNORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. — A woman and a child have drowned off a popular south New Jersey resort community, where vacationers say rip currents were strong enough to have swept them away.