Assam ferry sinking

Assam ferry sinking
Assam ferry sinking is located in Assam
Assam ferry sinking
Assam ferry sinking
Assam ferry sinking is located in India
Assam ferry sinking
Assam ferry sinking
Date30 April 2012 (2012-04-30)
LocationBrahmaputra River, Dhubri, Assam, India
Coordinates25°58′02″N 90°03′03″E / 25.967305°N 90.050726°E / 25.967305; 90.050726
CauseStorm and overcrowding
ParticipantsCrew and 305 passengers[1]
OutcomeCapsized
Deaths108[2]
Missingat least 150 (presumed dead)[3]

On 30 April 2012, a ferry carrying about 350 passengers capsized in the Brahmaputra River in the Dhubri district of Assam in Northeast India.[4] The disaster killed at least 108 people.

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  2. ^ "Rahul Gandhi visits survivors after India ferry sinking". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Rahul Gandhi visits survivors after India ferry sinking". BBC News. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Search for survivors after India ferry sinking". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2012.