Bangladesh ferry with 200 people sinks

A ferry with about 200 people sank in a river in Bangladesh yesterday during a severe storm, police said, the second such accident in three days. The M.V. Raipura sank in the turbulent river Jamuna just off Aricha terminal, about 100 km west of the...

A ferry with about 200 people sank in a river in Bangladesh yesterday during a severe storm, police said, the second such accident in three days.

The M.V. Raipura sank in the turbulent river Jamuna just off Aricha terminal, about 100 km west of the capital Dhaka, police said.

They said only 50 people had managed to swim to safety but strong currents had probably dragged the ferry away. The body of a child had been recovered.

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