Seven tourists killed and 21 missing after Danube tour boat capsizes
Seven tourists have died and 21 are missing after a boat capsized on the Danube river in Budapest.
The boat hit another vessel while moored in the centre of the Hungarian capital, close to its parliament building, with 30 tourists from South Korea and three tour guides on board.
A major search operation continues. Seven people have so far been rescued.
At a press conference in Seoul, a spokesman for the travel agency which organised the boat tour, Lee Sang-moo, said at least one child was among those missing.
Heavy rain has led to strong currents on the Danube on this stretch of the river, popular for tour boats and river cruises.
The boat that sunk has been identified as the Hableany, or Mermaid.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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