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title: "6 dead after a raft transporting them capsized in Trincomalee"
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date: 2021-11-23
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# 6 dead after a raft transporting them capsized in Trincomalee

Update - Sri Lanka Navy launches search operation for missing persons in Kinniya bridge ferry accident. 6 persons died after a raft transporting them capsized. 17 persons who were injured in the accident have been rescued and hospitalized. The Navy is currently searching for the missing persons.

https://youtu.be/3HxziWmlDUY

A group of 20 students missing after a raft transporting them capsized in Kinniya, Trincomalee reports NewsFirst.