INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least 12 pupils and two teachers are thought to have drowned in western India, after a boat ferrying them to a school picnic capsized on
Thursday.Local police confirmed the number of deaths to BBC Gujarati and said a rescue operation is still ongoing.The cause of the incident,
which happened on Harni Lake in Vadodara, in the state of Gujarat, is not yet known.Around 27 people were aboard the boat, according to
local authorities.Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot told the BBC as many as seven people have been rescued from the water, and are
undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.He also said the victims had not been provided life jackets during the boat ride, according to the
Reuters news agency.In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "My thoughts are with the bereaved families in
India, where vessels are often overcrowded, poorly maintained and lack safety equipment.Last year, 22 people died after a boat capsized in
