Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking rises to 14
- Published: 8 Feb 2013 at 11.44
- Online news: World
Rescue divers on Saturday pulled out 12 more bodies from a ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with around 100 people aboard, raising the death toll from the latest boat disaster to 14.
A man is seen mourning the loss of his relative after a ferry accident in Munshiganj, on February 8, 2013. Rescue divers on Saturday pulled out 12 more bodies from the ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital with around 100 people aboard, raising the death toll from the latest boat disaster to 14.
The small vessel was ferrying passengers Friday on the Meghna river, close to the town of Gazaria in the central Munshiganj district, when it collided with a barge laden with sand to be used for construction.
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