In Bangladesh, at least 26 people were killed when they were put across a river by speedboat.
The speedboat collided with a cargo boat and overturned. Five people on board were rescued. They have been taken to a hospital, the police say. The accident happened on the Padma, a river in Central Bangladesh.
The government says passenger transportation violates corona rules. The country has been in a lockdown since Wednesday to prevent the spread of the virus.
The bodies of the passengers are now lying on a bank:
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