At lease six people have been killed and six others missing in a ferry capsizing incident in the Chindwin River in Myanmar over the weekend, the authorities confirmed Monday.
With 65 passengers on board, the private vessel YazarTun capsized near a whirlpool in the river at Kalewa on Sunday at about 5.50am (local time) en-route from Monywa to Homalin, Sagaing region, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
A total of 53 people have been initially rescued, according to the authorities.
Search and rescue operation is being done on the missing victims, the authorities added.
With 65 passengers on board, the private vessel YazarTun capsized near a whirlpool in the river at Kalewa on Sunday at about 5.50am (local time) en-route from Monywa to Homalin, Sagaing region, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
A total of 53 people have been initially rescued, according to the authorities.
Search and rescue operation is being done on the missing victims, the authorities added.
