Two dead, 20 missing in Nepal boat accident

At least two people drowned and another 20 were missing after a crowded ferry capsized on Sunday in a river in eastern Nepal, police said.
"The bodies of two people have been recovered some five kilometres (three miles) downstream near the Indian border and around 20 are still missing," police officer Chakra Basnet told AFP.
"The number of the people on board has remained sketchy but some of the survivors said the number was around 40."
Around 10 passengers were rescued and seven others swam to safety, said Basnet, who was involved in the rescue operation in Sunsari district, 230 kilometres (145 miles) southeast of Kathmandu.