15 Killed & 19 missing After Yacht Capsized in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia — After a small ferry Capsized and sank near the island of Sulawesi during the short 20-minute journey, Indonesian police recovered the bodies of 15 passengers and are searching for 19 missing, the National Search and Rescue Agency said on Monday.

Only six of the 40 passengers on board were believed to have survived the Sunday night crash, according to the police.

"Every one of the victims has been identified and handed over to their families, while the survivors are now being treated at local hospitals," a local search and rescue agency branch correspondent confirmed.

There is still no clear explanation for the sinking of the boat that occurred around midnight that night.

The ferry travels about one kilometer to Muna Island, which is located about 200 kilometers south of Kendari, the provincial place of Southeast Sulawesi.

It ought to take just 20 minutes to go between the two little communities on each side of Mawasangka Bay.

The government asserts that searchers used rubber boats to tour the nearby waterways and dove where the vessel sunk.

Ferry and boat accidents are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of over 17,000 islands where ferries are often utilized for transportation and safety standards are inadequate.

More than 150 people drowned in 2018 after a ferry capsized in one of the world's deepest lakes on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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9 Dead After Vehicles Came Under Terrorists Attack In Afghanistan

Afghanistan, (Daily Post). Insurgents attacked two vans in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people. "The bombs were installed inside the vans; as a result of those blasts, nine people were killed and 13 were injured," Mohammad Asif Waziri, the commander of Mazar-e-Sharif, said. The local Shi'ite community operated and used the public transportation vans, he added. The Shiite Muslim Hazara community, a minority Muslim sect in Afghanistan, is often attacked by armed groups, including the Islamic State. The Taliban, who seized power following NATO's withdrawal, claimed earlier this week that they had eliminated the majority of the Islamic State's presence in Afghanistan. Despite the Taliban claims, attacks on Shia Muslims continue in many parts of the country.

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan— (Daily Post)- On Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 PM, a passenger coaster carrying wedding party guests from Parishing, Astore, to Chakwal went off the bridge and plummeted into the river near Thalichi. The groom and his mother are among the 26 persons who died as a result of the catastrophe. According to authorities, just 14 victims' corpses were retrieved and brought to the Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital. Rescue efforts are still ongoing, and the only survivor, the wounded bride was taken to the hospital for treatment. The coaster hosted 27 people, and only the bride survived rest of the others drowned in deep water. The Pakistani town of Thalichi is situated in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan. President Mr: Asif Ali Zardari conveyed his sympathies and sadness to the victims' families.

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