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A boat capsized and sank in the Danube River in Budapest just before midnight on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people dead and as many as 19 unaccounted for, officials said.
Under heavy rainfall, rescuers managed to bring 14 people to shore, the state news agency MTI reported. Speaking to reporters early Thursday, a spokesperson for the National Ambulance Service said that seven people had died.
Including passengers and crew, there were three dozen or more people on board the boat, MTI reported.
According to the Foreign Ministry of South Korea, 33 South Korean tourists were on board the ship, on a tour of the Danube. Seven of them were rescued; seven were confirmed dead; and the rest, 19, remained missing. The ministry said it had established an emergency task force to learn more information from Hungary and to contact the victims’ families.
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Boat Sinks in Danube, Killing at Least 7 on Tour of Budapest
Under heavy rainfall, rescuers managed to bring 14 people to shore, the state news agency MTI reported. Speaking to reporters early Thursday, a spokesperson for the National Ambulance Service said that seven people had died.
Including passengers and crew, there were three dozen or more people on board the boat, MTI reported.
According to the Foreign Ministry of South Korea, 33 South Korean tourists were on board the ship, on a tour of the Danube. Seven of them were rescued; seven were confirmed dead; and the rest, 19, remained missing. The ministry said it had established an emergency task force to learn more information from Hungary and to contact the victims’ families.
More at link...
Boat Sinks in Danube, Killing at Least 7 on Tour of Budapest