Deputy Commissioner Kumud Chandra Kalita said the bodies of 100 victims, including women and children, were recovered by the BSF and the National Disaster Force personnel near Jaleswar.

He said about 25 people swam to safety after the double-decked ferry with over 300 people onboard was crossing the river from Dhubrighat when it capsized in the storm at 4.20 pm. The bodies of the victims were kept at the Dhubri civil hospital, he said, adding the fate of the remaining passengers was not immediately known.