A boat carrying students and teachers during a picnic trip capsized on Lake Harni in Vadodara city, Gujarat, India. A total of 14 people, including 12 children, aged between 7 and 13, and 2 teachers, were reported dead. Police stated that 20 children were rescued, 2 were still missing, and some were taken to intensive care. Search efforts continue on the lake.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that compensation will be paid to the relatives of the victims and the injured.
Authorities have reported that the death toll from a fire that broke out during a concert attended by 1,000 people in the town of Kočani, North Macedonia, has risen to 59.
Health Minister Arben Taravari said that approximately 148 people were taken to hospitals in Skopje, Kočani and surrounding towns, and that 18 people were seriously injured.
Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said that the fire, which broke out at 03:00 local time, started when sparks from pyrotechnic devices used during the concert ignited the roof, and that arrest warrants had been issued for four people in connection with the incident.
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