Many dead as boat capsizes in India

At least 22 people drowned and 20 remain missing after a boat carrying Hindu pilgrims capsized in the river Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India.Police recovered 21 bodies, while about 20 people were able to swim to shore.Another 20 passengers were still unaccounted for at nightfall on Sunday.The incident occurred after more than 60 people boarded a boat to cross the river after praying at Jalauni Devi temple on Saturday night, Surendra Srivastava, a local police official, said.When the boat reached Aurriya, about 300km southwest of Lucknow, the state capital, it overturned during a heavy storm."The people were on their way to their village. All the people on the boat got drowned except those who knew how to swim," Suresh Kumar, a survivor, said.Boating accidents are a common occurrence in India, as many of the vessels are often overloaded with passengers.