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Eleven dead in Nile ferry sinking Sixteen die in Nile ferry sinking
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Eleven people have died and five others are missing after a ferry accident on the River Nile, Egyptian police say. At least 16 people have died after a ferry accident on the River Nile, Egyptian police say.
The accident happened near the town of Minya, some 250km (160 miles) south of Cairo, when a minibus fell off the ferry and into the water.The accident happened near the town of Minya, some 250km (160 miles) south of Cairo, when a minibus fell off the ferry and into the water.
Most of the passengers were returning to Cairo after visiting relatives during the festival of Eid al-Adha.Most of the passengers were returning to Cairo after visiting relatives during the festival of Eid al-Adha.
Ferry and transport accidents in general are common in Egypt, mainly because of a lack of regulations.Ferry and transport accidents in general are common in Egypt, mainly because of a lack of regulations.
Rescuers were searching for the bodies of five people believed to be trapped underwater inside the minibus, state media reported. Rescuers were searching for bodies believed to be trapped underwater inside the minibus, state media reported.
Police blamed the accident on the bus driver, for not using the emergency brakes to prevent the vehicle from moving.Police blamed the accident on the bus driver, for not using the emergency brakes to prevent the vehicle from moving.
"The [minibus] fell off the ferry, and all its passengers were killed," Minya Governor, Fouad Saad Eddin, told the Associated Press news agency."The [minibus] fell off the ferry, and all its passengers were killed," Minya Governor, Fouad Saad Eddin, told the Associated Press news agency.
During the Eid el-Fitr holiday in October, 13 people died in a similar ferry accident in Minya after the ramp they were using to board the boat collapsed, sending them plunging into the river.During the Eid el-Fitr holiday in October, 13 people died in a similar ferry accident in Minya after the ramp they were using to board the boat collapsed, sending them plunging into the river.
The biggest loss of life in such an accident occurred in February 2006, when an Egyptian ferry sank in the Red Sea, drowning about 1,000 passengers.The biggest loss of life in such an accident occurred in February 2006, when an Egyptian ferry sank in the Red Sea, drowning about 1,000 passengers.