Britain's Minister of State at the Foreign Office Jeremy Browne said "I was very saddened to hear of the lives lost following the sinking of a ferry on the Brahmaputra river in Assam. On behalf of the British Government I extend my deepest condolences to those affected and their families."
"My thoughts are with the people of Assam and India as they come to terms with this tragedy," he added.
Search operations are on for more than a hundred people who are still missing after a crowded steamer carrying more than 300 passengers sank in the Brahmaputra river in Assam on Monday after being caught in a severe storm. PTI HSR ASK
