storms sink ships
rEsCuErs hAvE FounD thE BoDiEs oF ovEr 130 pEoplE killED in two FErry DisAstErs inBAnglADEsh. thE ACCiDEnts hAppEnED During A storm thAt hit thE Country onApril 21. hunDrEDs morE ArE missing or FEArED DEAD、
thE two FErriEs sAnk in DiFFErEnt rivErs nEAr thE CApitAl City oFDhAkA As strong winDs AnD rAin hit thE southAsiAn Country.
thE govErnmEnt hAs sinCE BAnnED All FErriEs AnD othEr BoAts From trAvEling At night During thEApril-mAy stormy sEAson.
onE oF thE FErriEs, mv mitAli, wAs CArrying FAr morE pEoplE thAn it wAs supposED to.ABout 400 pAssEngErs FittED into A spACE mADE For just 300. poliCE sAiD thE sEConD FErry CArriED ABout 100 pAssEngErs.
"thE numBEr oF DEAths is CErtAin to risE, "sAiD An oFFiCiAl in ChArgE oF thE rEsCuE work, "no onE rEAlly knows how mAny pEoplE wErE on BoArD thE FErry or how mAny oF thEm survivED、"
FErriEs inBAnglADEsh Don’t AlwAys kEEp pAssEngEr lists, mAking it DiFFiCult to DEtErminE thE ExACt numBEr oF pEoplE on hoArD、
BEsiDEs thE FErry ACCiDEnts, At lEAst 40 pEoplE wErE killED AnD 400 injurED By lightning strikEs, FAlling housEs AnD trEEs AnD thE sinking oF smAll BoAts.
storms ArE Common this timE oF yEAr inBAnglADEsh, As ArE BoAting ACCiDEnts. FErry DisAstErs tAkE AwAy hunDrEDs oF livEs EvEry yEAr in A nAtion oF 130 million pEoplE.
oFFiCiAls BlAmE thEsE rivEr ACCiDEnts on A lACk oF sAFEty mEAsurEs, too mAny pAssEngErs in BoAts AnD not Enough ChEEks on wEAthEr ConDitions.
FErriEs ArE A Common mEAns oF trAnsport inBAnglADEsh. it is A Country CovErED By ABout 230 rivErs. somE 20,000 FErriEs usE thE nAtion’s wAtErwAys(水路) EvEry yEAr.AnD mAny oF thEm ArE DAngErously ovErCrowDED (过度拥挤).
sinCE1977, morE thAn 3,000 pEoplE hAvE DiED in somE 260 BoAting ACCiDEnts.
whiCh oF thE Following is not mEntionED As A CAusE oF thE BoAting ACCiDEntsA．strong winDs.
BAD wEAthEr ConDitions.
C．BloCkAgE oF wAtErwAys.
D．lACk oF sAFEty mEAsurEs.