On Wednesday, a boat overturned on the Danube River in Budapest, capital of Hungary. About seven died and 19 are missing in this accident. The boat hit by another vessel while hitched. The sunken boat is identified as Hableany or Mermaid.
The incident took place due to swelled waters of river after heavy rainfall. About 33 South Korean tourists were on board. The accident took place at 22:00 as per local times.
South Korea Foreign Ministry said that the government planned to send a team of officials to Hungary.
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Many boats, divers and spotlights involved in a rescue operation. Also, radar scanning of river several kilometres downstream took place for searching missing people.
The government ceased the boat traffic on the Danube south of Budapest. Apart from this, the National Ambulance Service was conducting findings down the river from Central Budapest area.
Sadly, with the phase of time, strong currents will carry survivors further downstream. Henceforth, It will lessen the chances of searching for missing people.
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