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On 30 April 2012, a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River in the Dhubri district of Assam state in north-eastern India.

Incident

According to officials, the incident occurred when a packed steamer carrying over 300 passengers was caught in a storm and subsequently capsized. The incident occurred near the Fakiragram village in the Dhubri district, about 350 km (220 mi) west of Guwahati.  The Superintendent of Police, Pradip Saloi, told The Hindu: “The ferry, originating from Dhubri and going towards Hatsingimari, capsized near Fakirganj. We are not sure about the actual number of passengers. We have been told that there were 250–300 passengers. However, there were reports of many swimming to safety.” Reuters reported that a police officer had said that the ferry had neither lifeboats nor life jackets and was overloaded with people and goods. Most of the passengers were farmers and farm families from the local area. Death toll According to India’s National Disaster Relief Force, bodies of 103 victims, including women and children, were recovered by the NDRF personnel and the Border Security Force near Jaleswar. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the death toll was likely to rise. [3] The dead bodies have been kept at the Dhubri Civil Hospital.

Assam Ferry Sinking