12 killed as ferry carrying 200 sinks in Bangladesh river
May 15, 2014 22:41
At least 12 people, including a child, today drowned and hundreds were missing when an overcrowded ferry carrying over 200 passengers capsized in a storm in Bangladesh's Meghna river.
"The storm hit it (ferry) over an hour after it left Dhaka's Sadarghat ferry terminal for its destination at (southwestern) Shariatpur," Deputy Commissioner of Munshiganj district Saiful Hassan told reporters.
"The (death) toll now stands at 12," he said, adding that it was still not clear exactly how many passengers were on the MV Miraj-4 ferry but the number could range from 200 to 350 as it sank mid-river. There are fears the death toll may rise as many more bodies are believed to be trapped inside the sunken vessel.
A search is underway for the other passengers after the ferry sank in the Meghna river in Munshiganj district this afternoon during a seasonal nor'wester storm.
"The storm hit it (ferry) over an hour after it left Dhaka's Sadarghat ferry terminal for its destination at (southwestern) Shariatpur," Deputy Commissioner of Munshiganj district Saiful Hassan told reporters.
"The (death) toll now stands at 12," he said, adding that it was still not clear exactly how many passengers were on the MV Miraj-4 ferry but the number could range from 200 to 350 as it sank mid-river. There are fears the death toll may rise as many more bodies are believed to be trapped inside the sunken vessel.
A search is underway for the other passengers after the ferry sank in the Meghna river in Munshiganj district this afternoon during a seasonal nor'wester storm.
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