40 confirmed dead in Nepali boat capsize
Another 27 bodies have been recovered after a ferry boat capsized in the flooded Banganga river in southwestern Nepal, bringing the death toll to 40, police said Friday.
Another 56 passengers are still missing, police said, adding that they had most likely been swept away in the raging torrent and there was little hope of finding them alive.
The accident occurred Thurs-day at Bardighat in Kapilbastu district, about 265km southwest of Kathmandu.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Of the 106 people travelling on board the ill-fated boat, only 10 managed to swim to the river bank safely," a police official said.
"The rescue operation is continuing but there is little hope of finding anybody alive," a Home Ministry official said.
Most major rivers in western and eastern Nepal are overflowing their banks after being lashed by heavy monsoon rains, the official said.
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