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Bengal
trawler capsize toll rises to 76
Tuesday November 02, 2010 07:45:10 PM,
IANS
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Kakdwip
(West Bengal): The death count in the West Bengal
trawler capsize in the Muriganga river rose to 76 Tuesday, as
divers and locals recovered ten more bodies during search
operations. Fifty-five people are still missing.
"The death toll is now 76. Today we recovered 10 more bodies,"
South 24 Parganas additional district magistrate (relief) Nilanjan
Shandilya told IANS Tuesday.
The trawler ferrying 220 people, mainly Muslim pilgrims, to
Kakdwip in South 24-Parganas from Hijli Sharif in East Midnapore
district, capsized Saturday morning in the mouth of Muriganga
River where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Eighty-nine people
have been rescued so far.
As more than 72 hours have passed since the trawler capsized in
the river near Ghoramara island, 150 km south of Kolkata, all the
bodies were bloated and disfigured.
The search operations involved divers from the Indian Navy, the
coast guard and the Kolkata Port Trust. The divers worked
tirelessly despite a strong water current and low visibility due
to a cloud cover. "This hampered the work of the divers," an
official said.
A helicopter and a hovercraft have been deployed to help in the
search.
The search was called off for the day after dusk, and would resume
Wednesday morning.
Hundreds of people are thronging the Kakdwip sub-divisional
hospital and the banks of the Muriganga in search of their
relatives.
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