11 rescue personnel missing after boats capsize in floodwaters in India's Telangana

At least 11 rescue personnel went missing on Wednesday evening after two rescue boats carrying them capsized in a swollen lake in the southern Indian state of Telangana, officials said, reported Xinhua.

The boats capsized in the Bethupalli lake in Khammam district, about 274 km east of Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.

According to officials, the boats were engaged in a rescue operation to evacuate five fishermen stranded in the floodwaters.