At least 22 dead, majority children, as boat sinks in River Nile in Sudan

(SKY NEWS) – At least 23 people, the majority of whom are children, have died after a boat sank in the River Nile in Sudan. At least 22 primary school children drown after boat sinks in Sudan

At least 22 children drowned on their way to school when their boat capsized in swollen waters of the Nile river north of the Sudanese capital yesterday, official media said. SUNA said the small boat was overloaded, carrying about 30 sacks of sweet potatoes and 10 bags of grain in addition to the children and the woman, an employee at a local hospital. The Nile, which is nearly 6,700 kilometres long, is formed by the convergence of the White Nile, which has its source in Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile, which originates in Ethiopia’s Lake Tana.
22 children and a woman drown after their boat sinks in the Nile in Sudan while travelling to school.