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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi visits the people who survived the disaster. EPA
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A relative of victim cries outside the morgue in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Relatives of victims cry outside the morgue. Reuters
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Men leave a morgue after collecting the body of their relative. Reuters
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People look at pictures of victims. Reuters
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Iraqi rescuers search for victims on the Tigris river. Reuters
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Iraqi President Barham Salih arrives at Mosul. Reuters
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi visits the people who survived the disaster. EPA
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A relative of victim cries outside the morgue in Mosul, Iraq. Reuters
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Relatives of victims cry outside the morgue. Reuters
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Men leave a morgue after collecting the body of their relative. Reuters
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People look at pictures of victims. Reuters
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Iraqi rescuers search for victims on the Tigris river. Reuters
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Iraqi President Barham Salih arrives at Mosul. Reuters
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi visits the people who survived the disaster. EPA
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Arrests and angry scenes in Mosul after an overloaded ferry capsized
The National
23 March, 2019
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