NEW DELHI — NEW DELHI (AP) — Twenty individuals, together with ladies and kids, died after a ship carrying greater than 30 passengers capsized on Sunday night time close to a seaside in India’s southern state of Kerala, native media reported.

“The boat is being hauled ashore and more bodies are expected to be recovered from inside,” Sports Minister V Abdurahiman instructed the Press Trust of India information company, including that 4 individuals in essential situation had been admitted to a hospital.

Rescuers had reached Tanur, a coastal city within the state’s Malappuram district, the place the capsizing occurred close to Thoovaltheeram seaside. It’s not clear what precipitated the boat to overturn.