At least 40 missing after ferry capsizes in India

Rescuers were searching for survivors Wednesday after a river ferry capsized in heavy winds in rural south India, leaving anywhere from 10 to 40 people missing.

About 20 people swam to safety Tuesday evening after the ferry flipped on the Godavari River but others, including a group travelling to a wedding, remained unaccounted for.

Fishermen raced



to the scene to help, and officials deployed police and a team from the National Disasters Relief Force. But the accident occurred in the late evening, and the search for survivors was slowed by poor communications and the fall of darkness.

Proper record-keeping is rare on the many ferries that work the Godavari, making it difficult to know how many people were on the boat.