Boat sinks in Bangladesh pond, 21 dead, others missing
3 years, 3 months ago

Boat sinks in Bangladesh pond, 21 dead, others missing

India TV News  

A passenger boat carrying more than 100 people sank after a collision Friday in a large pond in Bangladesh, and officials said 21 people were dead and about 50 missing. The sinking occurred in the Bijoynagar area in Brahmanbaria district in the evening, local police official Imranul Islam said by phone. Local news reports, quoting the area’s top government administrator, Hayat-Ud-Dola, said about 50 people were missing. A witness said two cargo vessels hit the boat, which sank quickly, Dhaka-based The Daily Star newspaper reported.

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Nigeria: 27 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Nigeria: 27 dead, over 100 missing after boat capsizes in Niger River

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least 27 people died while over 100, including women were missing, after a boat capsized along the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency said on Friday. The accident took place late Thursday when the boat carrying mostly traders from Missa community in central Kogi state was heading to a weekly market …

Boat Carrying Villagers Feared Capsizing in Myanmar, Claiming Seven Dead and Dozens Missing
2 months ago

Boat Carrying Villagers Feared Capsizing in Myanmar, Claiming Seven Dead and Dozens Missing

Associated Press  

Seven people are confirmed dead and more than 30 are missing after a boat carrying people fleeing fighting capsized in the Andaman Sea. About 30 people have been rescued from the boat, which on Sunday was carrying an estimated 70-75 people to the nearby coastal town of Myeik in Myanmar's southern region of Tanintharyi from the island of Kyauk Kar.

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says
6 months, 1 week ago

At least 49 die and 140 are missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen’s coast, UN agency says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the U.N. agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemen’s southern coast, …

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing
1 year, 4 months ago

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson. The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine …

At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal
1 year, 4 months ago

At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal

Al Jazeera  

Eight people were rescued and 30 remain missing from the boat, which was headed for Malaysia. At least 17 Rohingya refugees have been killed, and 30 remain missing after a boat capsized in bad weather in the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, aid workers in Myanmar said. Volunteers said on Thursday that eight people were rescued from the boat, …

Bangladesh: 8 killed, including 3 children, after boat capsizes in Padma River
1 year, 4 months ago

Bangladesh: 8 killed, including 3 children, after boat capsizes in Padma River

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, eight lives were lost, including those of three children, after a boat carrying 46 passengers crashed with another vessel and capsized in Bangladesh's Padma River on Saturday, as per media reports. Qais Ahmed, Louhajung Fire Service Station Officer, said that the accident took place on Saturday evening in Munshiganj district, and four out of the eight …

Indonesia: At least 15 dead and 19 missing after ferry sinks off Sulawesi island
1 year, 5 months ago

Indonesia: At least 15 dead and 19 missing after ferry sinks off Sulawesi island

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An overcrowded ferry sank off …

15 dead, 19 missing after ferry sinks in Indonesia
1 year, 5 months ago

15 dead, 19 missing after ferry sinks in Indonesia

The Hindu  

At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday, July 24, 2023, after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said. The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after midnight local time, the local office of Indonesia's search and rescue agency said in a statement. "Provisionally, there are …

Road accident in Bangladesh kills 17 people
1 year, 5 months ago

Road accident in Bangladesh kills 17 people

The Hindu  

At least 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and rolled into a large roadside pond in southwestern Bangladesh on July 22. “The accident took place in the Jhalakathi district when the bus carrying more than 60 passengers was on its way to Barishal, southwestern divisional headquarters, from Bhandaria …

17 killed, over 35 injured as bus plunges into pond in Bangladesh
1 year, 5 months ago

17 killed, over 35 injured as bus plunges into pond in Bangladesh

India Today  

As many as 17 people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured after a bus plunged into a roadside pond in Chhatrakanda area of Jhalakathi Sadar upazila in Bangladesh on Saturday. The Barishal-bound bus from Bhandaria upazila to Pirojpur fell into the pond as its driver lost control of the wheels near the local union parishad office …

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 78 dead after boat carrying refugees sinks off Greece

Al Jazeera  

A fishing boat crammed with migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday. It remains unclear how many people were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds may have been on board when the boat went down far from shore. Authorities said 104 people were rescued after the sinking in international …

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 15 dead as 2 migrant boats sink in Greek waters

Associated Press  

ATHENS, Greece — At least 15 people have died after two boats carrying migrants sank in Greek waters, and rescuers were looking for dozens still missing, authorities said early Thursday. The coast guard said 15 bodies had been recovered near the eastern island of Lesbos after a dinghy carrying about 40 people sank. A second rescue effort was launched several …

24 killed in Bangladesh on way to Mahalaya ceremony after boat capsizes on Karatoya river
2 years, 2 months ago

24 killed in Bangladesh on way to Mahalaya ceremony after boat capsizes on Karatoya river

India Today  

At least 24 people drowned and several more went missing after a boat capsized on the Karatoya river in the northern district of Panchagarh in Bangladesh on Sunday. According to rescued passengers and locals, people from the Hindu community from Boda, Panchpir, Marea and Banghari areas were going from Aulia Ghat towards Badheshwar temple to offer prayers on the occasion …

Bangladesh: 24 killed, dozen missing after boat carrying Hindu devotees to temple capsizes
2 years, 2 months ago

Bangladesh: 24 killed, dozen missing after boat carrying Hindu devotees to temple capsizes

India TV News  

Bangladesh boat incident : A boat carrying Hindu devotees to centuries-old Bodeshwari Temple capsized in the Korota river in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including women and children, while over a dozen remained missing, officials said. The incident happened in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh district when the devotees were traveling in the boat to the Bodeshwari Temple on …

Bihar: Boat carrying over 50 people sinks in Patna's Shahpur, more than dozen missing
2 years, 3 months ago

Bihar: Boat carrying over 50 people sinks in Patna's Shahpur, more than dozen missing

India TV News  

Highlights Chaos ensued in Bihar's Patna, after a boat full of passengers sank in the middle of river Ganga. At least a dozen are said to be missing, and the passengers on the boat were residents of Dawood Pur Bihar news: Chaos ensued in Bihar's Patna, after a boat full of passengers sank in the middle of the Ganges river …

17 killed as boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas
2 years, 4 months ago

17 killed as boat carrying Haitian migrants sinks off Bahamas

The Hindu  

A boat carrying Haitian migrants apparently capsized off the Bahamas early Sunday, and Bahamian security forces recovered the bodies of 17 people and rescued 25 others, authorities said. Mr. Davis said investigators had determined that a twin-engine speed boat left the Bahamas about 1 a.m. carrying as many as 60 people, apparently bound for Miami. “I launch, once again, an …

Bangladesh: At least 40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry
3 years ago

Bangladesh: At least 40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry

India TV News  

Highlights At least 40 died and over 150 were injured after a 3-storey ferry carrying around 800 caught on fire Blaze broke out at around 3:00 am on MV Avijan-10 off the coast of Jhalokati district 3 separate investigations launched to find out background and other details of predawn accident. At least 40 people died and over 150 others were …

40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry in Bangladesh
3 years ago

40 people dead after fire breaks out aboard packed ferry in Bangladesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhaka: At least 40 people died and over 150 others were injured early Friday after a packed three-storey ferry carrying around 800 passengers caught fire on the Sugandha River in southern Bangladesh, officials said, in the latest maritime tragedy to hit the delta nation criss-crossed by rivers. "Many passengers were asleep as the fire broke out.Some died from inhaling smoke, …

Ship sinks off Madagascar coast; 17 dead and 68 missing
3 years ago

Ship sinks off Madagascar coast; 17 dead and 68 missing

Associated Press  

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — A cargo ship illegally carrying 130 passengers sank off Madagascar’s northeastern coast, killing at least 17 people and leaving 68 missing, officials said Monday. The ship, Francia, had left the city of Antanambe, in the eastern Mananara North district in the early hours of Monday, said the report. As it is registered as a cargo ship, it …

4 Dead, 19 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks in Tunisia
3 years, 2 months ago

4 Dead, 19 Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks in Tunisia

News 18  

Four Tunisian migrants died and 19 were missing after their boat capsized, a judicial source told AFP, the latest deadly mishap in waters off North Africa. A total of 30 Tunisians, most of them young men, had set off in the small vessel, said Farid Ben Jha, spokesman for the Mahdia and Monastir court on the country’s east coast. Also …

One dead, 33 missing after two boats collide in Assam: A look at some of India’s worst boat accidents
3 years, 3 months ago

One dead, 33 missing after two boats collide in Assam: A look at some of India’s worst boat accidents

Firstpost  

Boat accidents are common in India, with many overcrowded boats not having safety equipment At least one person died and 33 others went missing after a boat carrying over 120 passengers collided with a ferry steamer and sank in the Brahmaputra river near Nimati Ghat in Jorhat district of Assam on Wednesday. Here’s a list of some of the worst …

More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks
3 years, 6 months ago

More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks

Associated Press  

LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children, broke up and sank as it was traveling in Nigeria’s northern Kebbi state, officials said Wednesday. Twenty-two people had been rescued and five bodies recovered, including a baby less than a year old, Sani Dododo, chairman …

Passenger boat capsizes after collision with cargo vessel in Bangladesh, at least 26 dead
3 years, 8 months ago

Passenger boat capsizes after collision with cargo vessel in Bangladesh, at least 26 dead

India Today  

At least 26 people died after a small launch carrying over 100 passengers capsized after colliding with a cargo vessel in Bangladesh's Shitalakkhya river, according to a media report on Monday. The passenger vessel, ML Sabit Al Hasan, sank after colliding with the cargo ship, SKL-3, at the mouth of the Syedpur Koyla Ghat on the Shitalakkhya River in Munshiganj. …

17 killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh
4 years, 4 months ago

17 killed as boat capsizes in Bangladesh

India Today  

A passenger boat carrying about 50 people, including madrassa students and teachers, capsized on Wednesday in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 17 people. Others managed to swim ashore," Ahmedul Kabir, fire service station chief in the neighbourhood, said. A vast area in the northeastern region in Bangladesh turns into huge water bodies called "haors" during monsoon. Poor safety standards of …

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