An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on October 7 when flooding of the Niger River caused it to tip over An estimated 85 people were taking the overloaded boat on October 7 when flooding of the Niger River caused it to tip over Almost everyone on board a boat died when it … Read more
A boat carrying Hindu devotees to centuries-old Bodeshwari Temple capsized in the Korota river in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including women and children, while over a dozen remained missing, officials said. The incident happened in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh district when the devotees were travelling in the boat to the Bodeshwari Temple … Read more
Survivors of a migrant boat that capsized perch on the overturned vessel off the coast of New Providence island, Bahamas. Royal Bahamas Defence Force/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Royal Bahamas Defence Force/Reuters Survivors of a migrant boat that capsized perch on the overturned vessel off the coast of New Providence island, Bahamas. Royal Bahamas Defence … Read more
Sixteen people are dead after a vessel carrying Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of The Bahamas, authorities said on Sunday, amid a continuing wave of sea migration toward the United States. Four women and 17 men were rescued from the incident, immigration minister Keith Bell told Reuters. “We mourn lives lost of those seeking … Read more