Thirteen people, most of them children, have died after a boat capsized in Bihar, eastern India, while six others were rescued, police said.
The boat overturned on Tuesday in Vaishali district as it was carrying passengers to a feast in a neighbouring village, district magistrate Varsha Singh told the media.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the incident.
Regional police officer Subodh Kumar confirmed the death toll and the number of survivors to Reuters on Wednesday.
Further details about the victims and the circumstances surrounding the capsizing were not immediately available.
