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Indian ferry capsizes drowning more than 100 in Brahmaputra river
Source: The Guardian
Army divers and rescue workers have pulled 103 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in a remote part of north-eastern India.
At least 100 people were still missing after the boat, carrying about 350 passengers, broke into two pieces late on Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district.
Deep-sea divers and soldiers worked through the night to pull bodies from the Brahmaputra river, in Assam state.
Heavy winds and rain after the accident hampered rescue operations, said Tarun Gogoi, Assam's chief minister.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/01/indian-ferry-capsizes-brahmaputra