Rescuershavefoundthebodiesofover130peoplekilledintwoferrydisastersinBangladesh.TheaccidentshappenedduringastormthathitthecountryonApril21st.Hundredsmorearemissingorfearedtobedead.
ThetwoferriessankindifferentriversnearthecapitalcityofDhakfiasstrongwindsandrainhittheSouthAsiancountry.ThegovernmenthassincebannedallferriesandotherboatsfromtravelingatnightduringtheApril-Maystormyseason.Oneoftheferries,MVMitali,wascarryingfarmorepeoplethanitwassupposedto.About400passengersfittedintoaspacemadeforjust300,policesaid.Thesecondferrycarriedabout100passengers.
“Thenumberofdeathsiscertaintorise.”saidanofficialinchargeoftherescuework.“Noonereallyknowshowmanypeoplewereonboardtheferryorhowmanyofthemsurvived.”FerriesinBangladeshdon’talwayskeeppassengerlists,makingitdifficulttodeterminetheexactnumberofpeopleonboard.Besidestheferryaccidents,atleast40peoplewerekilledand400injuredbylightningstrikes.fallinghousesandtreesandthesinkingofsmallboats.StormsarecommonthistimeofyearinBangladesh,asareboatingaccidents.Ferrydisasterstakeawayhundredsofliveseveryyearinanationof130millionpeople.Officialsblametheseriveraccidentsonalackofsafetymeasurestoomanypassengersinboatsandnotenoughchecksonweatherconditions.FerriesareacommonmeansoftransportinBangladesh.Itisacountrycoveredbyabout230rivers.Some20000ferriesusethenation’s Waterwayseveryyear.Andmanyofthemaredangerouslyovercrowded.Since1977morethan3000peoplehavediedinsome260boatingaccidents.
【小题1】Thetwoferrydisastersoccurred_______.