Tuesday 13 March 2012

Death toll from Bangladesh ferry sinking rises to 42



The death toll is likely to rise as more bodies are feared trapped inside, a police official said. 

Recovery workers were trying to raise the wreckage of a ferry that capsized on a river in Bangladesh while carrying about 200 people, hoping Wednesday s efforts would reveal the fate of dozens of passengers still missing. The death toll stood at 42. 
The ferry collided with a cargo boat and capsized in the darkness of Tuesday morning, sending hundreds of people into the Meghna River, just south of the capital, Dhaka. Local police chief Mohammad Shahabuddin Khan said about 35 survivors were plucked out of the water, while local media reported that another 40 managed to swim to shore.

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