China News Service, September 27. According to a report by Reuters on the 27th, the death toll in a recent shipwreck in the Banjagor region of northern India has risen to 61, and about 10 people are still missing.
According to reports, the chief administrative officer of the Banjagor region in northern India, Jahurul Islam, said that of the 61 dead so far, 28 women and 18 children have been found.
Indian police said about 10 people were still missing, although some passengers managed to swim ashore or were rescued.
Rescue operations continue.
"Rescue teams are looking for more missing persons as some are still missing," Islam said.
According to reports, Indian police said that a five-member investigative committee is investigating the cause of the sinking.
According to preliminary reports, the ship was severely overloaded with three times its standard capacity.
According to previous reports, at about 1:30 pm local time on the 25th, a boat carrying about 100 people capsized on the Gorodoya River in the Banjagor region of northern Bangladesh.
There are many rivers in Bangladesh, and shipping is one of the main modes of transportation.
Many ships are in disrepair for a long time, and due to factors such as overloading and bad weather, shipwreck accidents occur from time to time.