One crew member is missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying aid was sucked into a whirlpool near Minbya.
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Chindwin ferry capsizes in whirlpool, 12 feared dead
At least four people have been confirmed dead and up to eight others are missing after a ferry capsized close to a whirlpool on the Chindwin River.
Chindwin rescue efforts stalled as river swells
The boat, Aung Soe Moe Kyat, was carrying more than 300 people when she was spun by a whirlpool and capsized on Saturday.
Historic Buddha carvings in dire need of restoration
The famous Akauktaung Buddha cliff carvings have overlooked the Irrawaddy River in Pegu Division for more than 150 years.
Nine die in Irrawaddy boat collision
Nov 17, 2009 (DVB), Nine people have died and nearly 15 remain missing after a passenger ferry collided with an oil barge in Burma's southern Irrawaddy delta on Sunday, eye-witnesses said. The ferry, called the 'Nay Myo Htun', sank after hitting the oil barge docked on the Ngawun river. Around 150 passengers are thought to …
Death toll from Burma ferry disaster rises
Nov 17, 2009 (DVB), More than fifty people are now feared dead after a passenger ferry in Burma's southern Irrawaddy division on Sunday collided with an oil barge. Local officials told Reuters that 31 bodies have so far been recovered from the Ngawun river, while 21 were still missing. The boat is believed to have …