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103 dead, 100 missing after ferry capsizes in India

Indian Boat Accident

Army divers and rescue workers pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry boat capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing after the boat carrying about 350 passengers broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district.

 

Nearly 200 Dead as Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania

Nearly 200 Dead as Ferry Capsizes in Tanzania

An overloaded ferry capsized off east Africa as it sailed from Zanzibar to Pemba island. It was Tanzania’s worst maritime disaster in at least 15 years.

 

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