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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 8 — A ferry capsized Wednesday in a confluence of three rivers in southern Bangladesh and rescue officials said about 600 people were missing and feared dead.
THE TRIPLE-DECK ferry carrying at least 750 people was traveling from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to southern Bhola district when it sank late Tuesday near Chandpur town, 40 miles south of Dhaka, said Manzoor-e-Elahi, the area’s government administrator.
About 150 people either swam to shore or were rescued by local fishermen, he said.
Survivors said the ferry, MV Nasrin-2, careened in the turbulent waters where the Padma, Meghna and Dakatia rivers meet while it approached the Chandpur ferry terminal. It sank as many passengers were either asleep or were preparing beds.
No bodies have so far been found.
The crowded ferry also was loaded with a cargo of rice and vegetables, said one of the survivors Anwar Hossain.
Elahi said police and local residents were using boats to try to find more survivors.
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 8 — A ferry capsized Wednesday in a confluence of three rivers in southern Bangladesh and rescue officials said about 600 people were missing and feared dead.
THE TRIPLE-DECK ferry carrying at least 750 people was traveling from Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to southern Bhola district when it sank late Tuesday near Chandpur town, 40 miles south of Dhaka, said Manzoor-e-Elahi, the area’s government administrator.
About 150 people either swam to shore or were rescued by local fishermen, he said.
Survivors said the ferry, MV Nasrin-2, careened in the turbulent waters where the Padma, Meghna and Dakatia rivers meet while it approached the Chandpur ferry terminal. It sank as many passengers were either asleep or were preparing beds.
No bodies have so far been found.
The crowded ferry also was loaded with a cargo of rice and vegetables, said one of the survivors Anwar Hossain.
Elahi said police and local residents were using boats to try to find more survivors.
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