7 dead, 1 missing in motor vessel mishap in Myanmar
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Yangon, April 13, 2017 (Xinhua/NAN) Seven people died and one got missing out of 61 people on board a motor vessel that capsised in a Myanmar river on Thursday, sources with the Fire Department said.
The vessel was on a pilgrimage tour from a village in Ann township, Rakhine state to Kyauktaw township when it capsised in the Min Chaung river near May Lun township at 0315 a.m.
The accident happened when the fan of the vessel machine jammed with fishing nets.
The source said that a total of 53 people survived the tragedy adding that rescue work by local authorities was ongoing. (Xinhua/NAN)
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