1 feared drowned, 39 swim ashore after boat capsizes

One person was feared drowned while 39 swam to safety after a country-made boat capsized in the Godavari river near the temple town of Bhadrachalam in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

The boat was on its way from Pinapaka to Cherla village.

Efforts were on to trace the missing person, police added.