
Kafr el Sheikh Governor Major General Sayed Ibrahim Nasr on Friday ordered the payment of EGP 10,000 to families of each of the 15 persons who drowned when their ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Thursday.
Each of the injured will receive EGP 5,000.
Fifteen bodies were pulled out of water earlier Friday.
Two people were injured in the accident.
A mother and her three children were identified among the victims.
The ferry was transferring people between two towns in Kafr el Sheikh and Behaira governorates when the accident occurred.
Source: MENA
GMT 18:32 2018 Thursday ,11 January
Nearly 100,000 displaced by fighting in northwest SyriaGMT 18:54 2018 Monday ,08 January
Tunisian police disperse protests against price hikes, unemploymentGMT 18:38 2018 Sunday ,07 January
Imam inaugurates move back to the Prophet’s MihrabGMT 19:14 2018 Saturday ,06 January
Iran: opposition protests and pro-regime ralliesGMT 19:58 2018 Wednesday ,03 January
Polisario Threats MINURSO to Enter Restricted Zone of GuergueratGMT 18:19 2018 Monday ,01 January
Syria’s Assad names new defense and other ministersGMT 18:14 2018 Monday ,01 January
Abbas condemns Israeli ruling party vote for West Bank annexationGMT 00:20 2017 Saturday ,30 December
Makkah forum to boost innovation, leadership
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor