Dozens die after a ferry sinks in tropical storm off Bangladesh
Pastor Dale Morgan
May 13, 2008 8:50
*Dozens die after a ferry sinks in tropical storm off Bangladesh*
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
KISHOREGANJ, Bangladesh
A crowded ferry sank during a tropical storm in northern Bangladesh,
killing at least 42 people and leaving more than 40 missing, officials
said Tuesday.
The death toll from the accident late Monday could rise because some of
those missing were feared trapped inside the sunken ferry, said local
government administrator Sultan Ahmed.
At least 150 people were aboard the MV Chanpur when it was caught in the
storm and sank in the Ghorautra River, said Mizanur Rahman, a police
official in the area about 80 kilometers north of the capital, Dhaka.
Citing survivors' accounts, Rahman said more than 60 people either swam
to safety or were rescued by area residents.