Boat capsizes on Ganges, 20 dead

An overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganges River in northern India, leaving at least 20 people dead and 60 missing, a government official said today.

The 50-seat boat was carrying about 100 people when it sank last night in the middle of the river, said Anil Kumar, a top government administrator in Balia district, where the accident occurred.