Bangladesh boat sinks, 28 dead
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April 22, 2011, Friday
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A crowded ferry carrying about 100 passengers capsized in a river in eastern Bangladesh yesterday, leaving at least 28 people dead and more feared missing, a police official said.
Local police chief Jamil Ahmed said villagers and rescuers plucked 28 bodies from the River Meghna in Brahmanbaria.
Many survivors were able to swim ashore, but the number of missing was unclear, he said. The head crew member survived, as did some guards on the ferry. The boat apparently went down after hitting the wreckage of another cargo ferry that sunk a few days ago during a storm, Ahmed said.
By yesterday evening, rescuers stopped their search for the day, he said. But many people still waited on the riverbank for the missing.
Forty-year-old Din Islam said his wife and five children were on the ferry and he feared all of them died.
"I have lost all of them, found two bodies, I want them all," Islam said as he sobbed.
Survivors said the ferry was overcrowded and it sank very quickly after a big jerk when most passengers were asleep early yesterday.
Police would investigate the accident.
Ferry accidents, often blamed on overcrowding and lax rules, are common in Bangladesh.
Local police chief Jamil Ahmed said villagers and rescuers plucked 28 bodies from the River Meghna in Brahmanbaria.
Many survivors were able to swim ashore, but the number of missing was unclear, he said. The head crew member survived, as did some guards on the ferry. The boat apparently went down after hitting the wreckage of another cargo ferry that sunk a few days ago during a storm, Ahmed said.
By yesterday evening, rescuers stopped their search for the day, he said. But many people still waited on the riverbank for the missing.
Forty-year-old Din Islam said his wife and five children were on the ferry and he feared all of them died.
"I have lost all of them, found two bodies, I want them all," Islam said as he sobbed.
Survivors said the ferry was overcrowded and it sank very quickly after a big jerk when most passengers were asleep early yesterday.
Police would investigate the accident.
Ferry accidents, often blamed on overcrowding and lax rules, are common in Bangladesh.
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