Ambulances rushed to transport the injured to Al-Qasr Al-Aini Hospital, while authorities continue to search for 3 missing persons. It was also found that two Egyptians had died.
A boat sank on Tuesday in the Nile in Egypt, with 14 Egyptian and Gulf passengers on board.
Tourist launch
The Egyptian authorities received a report that a “tourist launch” sank in the Nile waters in Cairo between the Qasr el-Nil and Old Cairo areas, with 14 Egyptian and Gulf passengers on board.
Suffocation
It turned out that an Egyptian family was hosting their Gulf relatives and they went out for a walk in the Nile and took a tourist boat, but it sank in the water, resulting in suffocation of 4 Gulf citizens and 5 Egyptians.
Al-Qasr Al-Aini Hospital
Ambulances rushed to transport the injured to Al-Qasr Al-Aini Hospital while the authorities continue to search for 3 missing persons, and it turned out that two Egyptians died.
launch’s license expired
Investigations revealed that the launch’s license had expired and had not been renewed, and its capacity was supposed to not exceed 4 people only.
The necessary report was prepared on the incident, and the Public Prosecution was notified to investigate.
