WorldNews Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 [attach=full]17933[/attach]The death toll in a ferry accident in central Bangladesh soared to 69 on Monday, after emergency workers recovered more bodies from the wreckage of an overcrowded boat that sank after colliding with a cargo vessel. It is the second deadly boat accident in a fortnight in Bangladesh, which is heavily reliant on ferries for transport but has a poor safety record. "This morning the bodies were found in the boat after it was raised and dragged to the shore," police inspector Abdul Muktadir told AFP after a salvage vessel raised the sunken ferry from the water. Government administrator Rashida Ferdous said most of the estimated 150 people on board had been accounted for. Continue reading... Quote
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