Twenty people were killed as the boat overturned in the storm.

The correct answer is: A. drowned.

To drown is to die from suffocation by immersion or submersion in water. It is a leading cause of accidental death worldwide.

The other options are:

• B. capsized: to overturn or turn upside down, especially in water.
• C. lost:
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