100 feared dead in Burma as overcrowded ferry capsizes - News Summed Up

100 feared dead in Burma as overcrowded ferry capsizes


Passengers wait to disembark in Rangoon. Ferry services in the country are often overcrowded DAMIR SAGOLJ/REUTERSFourteen bodies were recovered from a river in central Burma on Monday and many more people were feared dead after an overloaded ferry packed with students, teachers and workers capsized. Search teams are still looking for passengers on the ferry. It is believed that up to 250 people were on board — about 100 more than the boat was meant to take. Officials fear the death toll could rise as high as 100.…


Source: The Times October 17, 2016 07:52 UTC



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