Sunken Ferry Refloated; Bodies of 200 Are Found
From Times Wire Reports
BANGLADESH
Searchers have found nearly 200 bodies after refloating a Bangladeshi ferryboat that sank over the weekend, a senior government official said today.
As many as 300 people are believed to have drowned Friday night when the ferry sank 100 miles south of the capital, Dhaka, in a storm.
The three-deck ferry, M.V. Salahuddin-2, sank while on a trip from Dhaka to the Patuakhali district.
Nearly 100 people were rescued and others managed to reach the shore by themselves, officials said.
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