Ferry carrying around 250 people capsizes in Brahmaputra near Dhubri in Assam

IN GUWAHATI: A ferry with around 250 passengers aboard sank in a river in the Brahmaputra river near Fakiragram in west Dhubri district in Assam on Monday following a storm, police said. The police said that nearly 50 people had swum to safety. 

According to reports, the double-decker ferry sank in the rapidly swelling Brahmaputra river due to storm and heavy rainfall in the area. About 35 bodies have been recovered so far and the fate of the other 200 passengers was not immediately known. Inclement weather is hampering rescue operations. The Border Security Force has been called in for the rescue operations.


Via: timesofindia.indiatimes