Search continues for survivors after vessel carrying 80 overturns on Lake Toba
At least one person has died and dozens are missing after a boat carrying 80 people capsized on Monday in Indonesia, an official from the national disaster agency said.
The vessel overturned in Lake Toba in the province of North Sumatra, more than 1,300km (800 miles) north-west of the capital, Jakarta.
“Six passengers have been rescued, one is dead,” said national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho.
Authorities have deployed rescue vessels and the search is ongoing, but bad weather is hindering the operation.
Indonesia has been celebrating the Islamic festival of Eid since Friday when millions go on holiday, with Lake Toba a popular tourist destination.
