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A man mourns the loss of a relative after a ferry accident in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, on Feb. 8, 2013.
Published at 10:14 a.m. ET: DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least two people died and dozens were rescued after a passenger ferry collided with another ship and capsized Friday on a river in central Bangladesh, dumping as many as 100 people into the water, officials and witnesses said.
Police said the ferry went down on the Meghna River in Munshiganj district, 20 miles south of the capital, Dhaka. By Friday evening, rescuers had recovered the bodies of a child and a woman.
There was confusion over the number of passengers on board the ferry at the time of the accident. Relatives and neighbors at the scene said some people were missing, but authorities would not provide an official list of those who were unaccounted for. Read the full story.
-- The Associated Press
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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim ashore on the banks of the Meghna River at Munshiganj on Feb. 8, 2013.
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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim after a ferry sank in Munshiganj on Feb. 8, 2013.
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The ferry was designed to carry 75 people. There were apparently well in excess of twice that many on board. Stupidity and greed happens to kill more people than guns on a daily basis.
Where you get your numbers from? If you read the full story linked to there appears total utter confusion over how many were on each vessel.
And that's part of the problem. In places like Indonesia, the Philippines and Bangladesh they always, always overload ferries and then everyone is surprised that they have horrible accidents related to the overloading. Good times!
and they overload them in poorly constucted boats!
Many want to make quick money in Islamic nations without taking much troubles.
Greediness beyond abilities and limits are the answers.
People in the U.S. complain about the government establishing regulations surrounding just about everything, well take a look at these pictures and thank your government because they do it to prevent these types of tragedies. Ferry tragedies happen on almost a weekly basis around the world, especially in Asia, the greed of private businesses needs to be controlled by the government to prevent them.
Those in government in those Islamic nations are greedier to solve any problems.
You said it riverboy21. Imagine no regulations for boat safety such as rafts,life preservers,proper signaling lights and the like, yet some here bitch and moan about government regulations and the size of government. Even with regulations here, some companies still dump illegally, all in the name of making the bucks, hoping they won't get caught. It would be a lot worse with no regulations. Like Obama said, the police and fire departments,national guard, park rangers, that's government, they all have ties to the federal government, they all get financial support from the government, no matter which state they are located in.