Water graves around the world

Water graves around the world
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Water graves around the world With the latest disaster of the Mediterranean migrant crisis where 700 people are feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, the water is turning into a grave and a serious hazard.

With the latest disaster of the Mediterranean migrant crisis where 700 people are feared dead after a fishing boat packed with migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, the water is turning into a grave and a serious hazard.

Following are the water graves in the past year -

Myanmar, March 2015: About 50 people were believed to have drowned off Myanmar when a ferry sank in bad weather. The boat had 209 people on board when it ran into high seas on Saturday morning.

Bangladesh, February 2015: A ferry with up to 140 passengers capsized after being hit by a cargo vessel in the Padma River, about 40 kilometers northwest of Dhaka. At least 70 people were believed to have drowned in the accident.


Italy, December 2014: A ferry disaster in the Adriatic Sea claimed eight lives as the ferry caught fire and was burnt out. Eight of the 478 people on board were killed.


South Korea, April 2014: At least 300 passengers, including students on a school trip died when a ferry started sinking off the southern coast near Jindo.

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