At least 103 passengers have died after a ferry in northeastern India capsized and broke into two pieces in bad weather.
The vessel was reported to be carrying at least 300 passengers on the Brahmaputra river in Assam during heavy winds and rain.
Police say more than 100 people are missing, while dozens of others were either rescued or made it to safety.
The ferry carried no lifeboats or life jackets, and was overloaded with people and goods. Passengers were reportedly sitting on the roof.
"The weather is inclement and the river is rough so the rescue efforts are being hampered," state police chief JN Choudhury told AFP.
The death toll could make the ferry sinking one of the worst in recent memory in South Asia, where such disasters are common due to lax safety standards, recklessness and overloading.
Survivors said many passengers had continued to board the ferry even after the last tickets had been sold.
The bodies of the victims were being kept at a local hospital.
The boat was on its way from Dhubri, some 300km from the state capital Guwahati, to Fakirganj.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called the sinking a "tragedy".
He was "shocked and grieved to know about the loss of lives", he said in a statement, adding he had given instructions "for all possible assistance to the government of Assam in relief operations".
