Kerala Boat Tragedy: At least 22 people dead as boat capsized in Malappuram

In a major tragedy on May 07 a boat capsized in Kerala’s Malappuram. At least 22 people died in the mishap in the Tanur area of Malappuram, informed Kerala Revenue Minister K Rajan. The deceased and the injured have been shifted to the Government Medical College, Manjeri. Meanwhile, a National Disaster Response Force team has been deployed for the rescue operations. Expressing grief over the incident President Murmu took to Twitter calling the incident “extremely shocking and saddening”. PM Modi also paid his condolences to the dead and announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh for kin of the deceased. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan also condoled the loss of lives in the Malappuram boat tragedy. Indian Navy`s ‘Chetak’ helicopter has been called out to assist in the search and rescue operation. Further details are awaited.