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Capsized ferry death toll rises to 72 in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Police say the death toll from the capsizing of a ferry over the weekend in southern Bangladesh has risen to 72 after rescuers recovered an additional 14 bodies. Rescuers plucked 10 bloated bodies Monday from River Tetulia, where the overcrowded triple-deck ferry capsized late Friday, police official Mohammad Bayezid said. An additional four bodies were found overnight in the river, he said. The M.V. Coco was packed with hundreds of travelers leaving Dhaka to head home for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha when it tilted and went down after reportedly hitting a river shoal. It started to take on water as it arrived at Nazirhat town in the coastal district of Bhola, about 60 miles south of the capital. |
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