Bangladesh ferry sinks, five dead, many missing

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“The rescue operation for those missing is ongoing.”

Rescue workers are on duty to rescue the ferry that collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsyaa River in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, April 5, 2021.A Bangladesh ferry carrying about 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsyaa River south of the capital Dhaka, leaving at least five people dead and many more missing, officials said.

“The rescue operation for those missing is ongoing,” he said, adding some of the passengers managed to swim ashore.

 

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