(22 Feb 2015) VOICE OVER:
A RIVER FERRY CARRYING UP TO 140 PASSENGERS HAS CAPSIZED IN CENTRAL BANGLADESH AFTER it was HIT BY A CARGO VESSEL.
OFFICIALS REPORT AT LEAST 48 dead AS RESCUE OPERATIONS CONTINUE.
THE FERRY WAS STRUCK ON THE PADMA RIVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
(NATS OF MD SALAUDDIN, SURVIVOR OF CAPSIZING)
THIS PASSENGER SAYS THE ONCOMING CARGO SHIP HIT THE FERRY IN THE MIDDLE... AND THAT THOSE ON THE UPPER DECK SURVIVED THE CAPSIZING.
THE FERRY WAS SUBMERGED AT A DEPTH OF 20 FEET AND BY SUNDAY EVENING, AT LEAST 31 BODIES were RECOVERED.
EMILY ROSEMAN / AP
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