Vessel capsizes on Chindwin river killing one

16 April 2019
Vessel capsizes on Chindwin river killing one
Photo: Myanmar Fire Services Department

One woman was killed while five others were injured and another five went missing in a vessel capsize on Myanmar's Chindwin river on Monday morning, according to the Sagaing Region Police Force Xinhua reported.

Travelling to take part in celebrations for the Chindwin Thingyan Festival which is being held in Monywa township, a motorized vessel capsized in the middle of the river.

With 40 people on board, the vessel was dangerously overweight when it sank.