Authorities said the toll may rise as some of the passengers are in critical condition.

A national-level para-athlete from Haryana’s Rohtak district died of his injuries two days after a group of men brutally beat him up with iron rods and hockey sticks after he objected to their alleged indecent behaviour at a wedding.

The death count mounted to over 500 from floods and landslides caused by torrential rains across three countries in Southeast Asia, officials said on Sunday, as relief efforts for tens of thousands of displaced people continued over the weekend.