Bangladesh: Death toll rises in pilgrim boat accident
By DW
02 October 2022 |
5:46 am
Police are searching for missing after an overcrowded ferry carrying pilgrims flipped over in the Karotoa River. Hundreds die every year in Bangladesh in similar river accidents.
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