At least 9 dead after boat sinks in Egypt
A boating accident in Lake Mariout near Alexandria killed several family members Monday.
Several people are dead after a boat capsized in Egypt late Monday night.
The sinking took place on Lake Mariout, west of the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. In a live video from the lake broadcast by the city of Alexandria on Facebook Monday night, Governor Mohammed el-Sharif said five bodies had been retrieved from the lake, but that the total number of the missing is unknown. The boat was one of many unlicensed entertainment vessels, he said.
At present, nine people have been confirmed dead, including three children, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
An estimated 17 people had been aboard, all from the same family, according to the Egytpian state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram.
