22 Children Killed In Nile Boat Accident

Twenty-two children drowned on Wednesday when their boat sank in the Nile in Sudan while they were on their way to school, official media … Continue reading 22 Children Killed In Nile Boat Accident

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated August 15, 2018

Fire and Rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an inflatable boat from a flooded area at Muppathadam near Eloor in Kochi’s Ernakulam district, in the Indian state of Kerala on August 15, 2018. Indian authorities on August 15 suspended all flights at Kochi international airport for three days as severe monsoon flooding took a growing toll in Kerala state. At least 39 people have been killed in the past three weeks and more than 50,000 displaced in the southern tourist hotspot, famed for its palm-lined beaches and tea plantations. AFP

Fire and Rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an inflatable boat on August 15, 2018. Credit: AFP

Twenty-two children drowned on Wednesday when their boat sank in the Nile in Sudan while they were on their way to school, official media said.

A woman also died when the vessel went down around 750 kilometres (470 miles) north of the capital Khartoum with more than 40 children on board, the SUNA news agency reported.