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Attempts to find more survivors after ferry sinks in Bangladesh
A search for survivors is continuing in southern Bangladesh after a ferry sank on Friday night with as many as 500 people on board.
The triple-decked M.V. Salahuddin-2 sank in the giant Meghna River on Friday night on its way to the coastal district of Patuakhali from Dhaka.
100 survivors have been rescued and only three bodies have been found.
Police said new storms swept parts of Bangladesh on Saturday, killing at least 13 people.
Weather officials said they expected more storms and rain in the next few days.
The exact cause of the capsize was still not clear, with the survivors saying the ferry was overloaded and listed on one side when the storm struck.
They said it was carrying at least 500 passengers, almost twice its permitted capacity.
05/05/2002 19:10:39 | ABC Radio Australia News
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