Satnal, Bangladesh - Peoples Republic of
A SURVIVOR WAILS FOR HER DEAD CHILD AFTER A FERRY SANK IN MEGHNA RIVER
NEAR SATNAL.
A survivor of a ferry disaster, Julekha, wails for her dead child on
the banks of the Meghna river near Satnal, a rural area 170 km (100
miles) south of Dhaka May 4, 2002. A ferry carrying about 500
passengers sank in a storm in southern Bangladesh overnight and
officials fear hundreds may have died or been swept away by strong
river currents. REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman
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