A double-decker ferry carrying an estimated 350 people capsized, broke apart and sank in the Brahmaputra River in heavy weather.  The ferry was traveling between Dhubri to Fakirganjan in Assam state and was reported to be overloaded with passengers and cargo, and carried no lifeboats or life jackets. The Brahmaputra River is one of the largest in Asia.

India ferry sinking leaves at least 200 missing or dead

Last March, we posted about the death 114 people in a ferry sinking in neighboring Bangladesh