BANGLADESH

Ferry loaded with vehicles capsizes in Padma

 A ferry Ro Ro – Amanat Shah with 19 buses and several passangers  capsized in River Padma near the Paturia No 5 ghat in Manikganj on Wednesday morning.

According to the Inland Water Transport Corporation of Bangladesh, the ferry sank at 9.30 am on Wednesday. Among the vehicles that fell into the Padma were several trucks and a few small vehicles. The rescue operation has already started.

According to local media sources, the ferry took vehicles from Daulatdia Ghat to Paturia ferry terminal. After two or three vehicles got off the ferry, the ferry tilted and the car sank. Some of the passengers had managed to swim ashore when it sank.

Emergency workers soon reached the spot and started the search and rescue operation.

Local fire service officials said two of their diving units were working at the moment and two more teams from Dhaka were on the way.

No casualties were reported till now.

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