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Assam ferry capsize

Updated: May 01, 2012, 06:21 PM IST
Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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A local villager climbs up to look for survivors in the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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A relative cries near the dead body of a person who died after a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Abdul Mazid, 42, center, whose sister is missing anxiously watches rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Indian villagers stand near the dead body of a person who died after a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Indian villagers stand near the dead bodies of passengers who died after a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Relatives sit near the dead bodies of passengers who died after a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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First aid boxes and stretchers are kept on the ground as people watch rescue operations after a ferry capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Rescuers pull out a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of the state capital Gauhati, India, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Army divers and rescue workers pulled more than 100 bodies out of a river after a packed ferry capsized in heavy winds and rain in remote northeast India, an official said Tuesday. At least 100 people were still missing Tuesday after the ferry carrying about 350 people broke into two pieces late Monday, said Pritam Saikia, the district magistrate of Goalpara district. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)