Sunday, May 1, 2011

A ferry capsized on the Nile, many victims

The ferry was carrying a bus with 32 passengers who were on their way to visit a cemetery. The bus fell into the Nile. The official news agency MENA, initially, indicated that 43 people had died in the accident, which occurred in the province of Bani-Suweif, before announcing that the record was 22 deaths.

Police officials have them, said 17 people had been killed, and 5 were missing. State television said that rescuers were searching for other victims, while the survivors were transferred to hospital.

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