pagetop
Asian Disaster Reduction Center(ADRC)
Disaster Information
TOP PAGEDisaster Information > Details of Disaster Information

Bangladesh: Tropical Depression: 2005/02/19 Country Information on DRR

Period 2005/02/19
Country or District Bangladesh
Event Type Tropical Depression
Outline A ferry boat with 260 people on board capsized during a tropical storm Saturday night in a river near the Bangladesh capital, drowning at least 40 people, local officials said. Another 100 people were missing.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

Related Links

Report/Articles

BBC News 2005/02/20
Police say the MV Maharaj had about 200 people on board when it sank late on Saturday. But according to witnesses the number was higher. Some 150 people are missing.

CNN News 2005/02/19
40 dead, 100 missing in Bangladesh