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February 22, 2009

Death Toll Rises in Bangladesh Ferry Sinking
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Death toll up to 39, and some people are still missing after small ferry
packed with more than 100 people sank 
A Bangladeshi woman whose relatives are missing wails holding her child
on the bank of River Kirtankhola, south of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19 Feb
2009Police in southern Bangladesh say search and rescue workers have
recovered another 12 bodies from a river following a ferry accident
Thursday. Authorities say this brings the death toll to 39, but they add
that some people are still missing. A small ferry packed with more than
100 people sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in the
Kirtonkhola river near Barisol. Many passengers managed to swim to shore
after the ferry capsized. Boat travel is common in the delta nation, and
fatal ferry accidents are frequent. A passenger boat sank earlier this
month after colliding with a smaller ferry, killing 10 people. Some
information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.


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