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14 dead, scores missing in Myanmar ferry disaster, says official
Published Mon, Oct 17, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Yangon
RESCUERS have discovered 14 bodies and expect to find scores more after a ferry packed with teachers, students and workers capsized in central Myanmar, local authorities said Monday.
A total of 154 people have been rescued since the boat sank early Saturday morning about 72 kilometres north of the city of Monywa.
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