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Myanmar ferry capsizes; 20 dead, over a dozen missing

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A ferry boat capsized in Myanmar's Ayeyarwaddy delta, killing 20 people and leaving more than a dozen missing, police said.

 

Thirty people were rescued after the ferry capsized in the Ngawun river at around 7:30 pm. Friday, police officer Nay Lin Tun said. About 66 people were on the ferry, which capsized after colliding with a boat carrying gravel.

 

The ferry was going from Pathein to Yakhinekone village. Most of the ferry's passengers were returning from a wedding ceremony.

 

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