Trawler carrying 100 people capsizes

Trawler carrying 100 people capsizes near Bay of Bengal

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A trawler carrying at least 100 people capsized in MuriGanga near Sagar Islands off the Bay of Bengal.

So far five bodies have been retrieved from the river and around 50 people have been rescued.

State Sundarbans Affairs Development Minister Kanti Ganguly, who has reached the site said that the casualty figure may go up as the boat was carrying at least 100 people.

The State government has sought the assistance of the Navy to help in the rescue operation which are being affected the heavy current in the river and the descending mist.

(the hindu)

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