Because the Ministry of Well being introduced, a minibus fell from a ferry into the Nile north of the Egyptian capital Cairo on Tuesday. “The variety of victims is ten and will rise,” mentioned ministry spokesman Hossam Abdelghaffar.
Because the newspaper “Al-Ahram” reported, the bus driver on the ferry had launched the bus’s handbrake. He subsequently tried to flee, however was caught. Two of the victims, all of whom the report mentioned labored on an “export-oriented orchard,” had been as younger as 13, in accordance with an inventory printed by the newspaper. Aside from a 40-year-old girl, all different victims had been 16 years previous and youthful.
Seek for lacking individuals continued
The accident reportedly occurred within the village of Abu Ghalib, regarding 50 kilometers northwest of Cairo. Villagers rowed small wood boats onto the river to assist rescue employees seek for survivors. With the assistance of a crane, we lastly managed to raise the minibus out of the water.
9 injured individuals, most of whom, in accordance with Al-Ahram, are additionally minors, had been taken to close by hospitals, in accordance with the Ministry of Well being. A search was nonetheless underway that night for 5 lacking individuals. Based on official figures, not less than 1.3 million kids work in Egypt. Based on the Worldwide Labor Group (ILO), most of them do unpaid work in household companies.
