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Boat accidents kill 11 in Indonesia

Xinhua, April 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

Two boats capsized Thursday off Indonesia's main island Java, leaving at least 11 people dead and five others missing, an official said.

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster agency, said overcapacity maybe the reason for the mishaps in Majalengka regency, West Java and Gresik regency, East Java.

"In the first accident, a wooden boat in Majalengka flipped over on a river as it carried 14 farmers to harvest their crops," Nugroho said, adding that nine people died and five survived.

Meanwhile, another overloaded boat carrying 13 people also capsized on a river in Gresik, leaving two people drowned, five missing, and six survived.

Nugroho added the rescue team will continue searching the missing on Friday.

In January, 23 people were killed, 17 went missing and 190 passengers were rescued when a massive fire engulfed a boat carrying hundreds of people to an island north of Jakarta in celebration of the New Year. Endit