3 killed after ferryboat capsizes in Egypt's Nile River

STORY: 3 killed after ferryboat capsizes in Egypt's Nile River SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue efforts STORYLINE: Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. Egypt's state-run Ahram Online news website reported that the ferry was carrying at least 10 workers before it capsized near the Niklah village of Giza governorate. According to the Health Ministry statement, three of the four hospitalized workers, who suffered from asphyxia, have been discharged while one was still receiving treatment. The ministry said it had sent 10 ambulances to the scene of the accident until the search for missing persons was over. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People transfer the body of a victim into an ambulance after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River in Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

EGYPT-GIZA-FERRYBOAT-CAPSIZING

(240225) -- GIZA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man waits as rescuers conduct search work for missing persons after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)