Sudan: 23 Dead As Boat With School Children Capsizes in Nile

16 August 2018

River Nile State — The residents of El Buheira locality in Sudan's River Nile state north of the capital Khartoum are in mourning after 22 school children and a hospital employee were drowned when a boat capsized and sank in the Nile yesterday.

The boat was reportedly taking them from El Kanisa area of El Kabna administrative unit on their way to schools in the area.

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