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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Nile party boat crash toll rises to 36
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRescuers have recovered seven more bodies from the Nile after a party boat collided with a cargo ship earlier this week, raising the death toll to 36, Egyptian officials say.
The accident, the deadliest such incident on the Nile in years, occurred late Wednesday when the victims were celebrating an engagement on a vessel that was struck by a cargo ship.
The previous death toll was 29.
The captain of the cargo boat and his assistants were arrested following the accident in the Warraq district north of Cairo. They have been charged with manslaughter.
Rescuers are still searching for more bodies, an official says.
— AFP
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