Death toll in boat accident rises

17 April 2019
Death toll in boat accident rises
Police and recuse team after a vessel capsized on April 16. Photo: Zin Zin Mon Zaw/Mizzima

The death toll in a vessel capsize which took place in northwestern Myanmar on Monday has increased to 11, a local official told Xinhua Tuesday.

With over 40 people aboard, a motorized vessel capsized on Monday morning in the middle of the river while travelling to take part in celebrations of Chindwin Thingyan Festival which was being held in Monywa township.

The vessel was dangerously overweight when it sank, the regional police said. Of 36 people who were rescued after the capsizal, two people died at the hospital later on Monday.