Two people have died and five are said to be missing after a passenger boat capsized in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district yesterday. The boat had 40 passengers, mostly students. Thirty-three people have been rescued.

The boat, according to reports, hit a pillar of a bridge in the Gautami river and turned over. It was travelling from Talarivaripalem to Pashuvulanka in the district. Rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force are at the spot, assisting in search and rescue operations.