At least six women lost their lives in Egypt on Tuesday after a vehicle carrying around two dozen passengers slid off a ferry and fell into the Nile River near Cairo.
Indian Express quoted Egyptian Health Ministry statements as saying that the accident took place in Monshat el-Kanater town of Giza province, which is part of Greater Cairo.
Nine passengers were reportedly injured in the accudent. While six were treated at the scene, three others were transported to hospitals. Details about the nature of their injuries were not provided.
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Giza Governor Ahmed Rashed said the microbus was recovered from the Nile, and rescue operations were still ongoing as of midday Tuesday (India is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Egypt). The cause of the accident remains unknown.
The state-owned Akhbar daily reported that the two dozen passengers, mostly women, of the microbus were on their way to work when the accident occurred.
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