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A man comforts his wife as she cries because of the loss of their child after a ferry sunk in Karimun island
23 Nov 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A man (R) comforts his wife Rika Putri (C) as she cries because of the loss of their child after a ferry sunk at a hospital in Karimun island, Riau province November 23, 2009. An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing 29 people, while 245 passengers survived the accident, officials said. REUTERS/Stringer (INDONESIA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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