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You are reported dead after the synthetic of the tourist submarine near Hurghada
Six people died and nine others were injured after a tourist submarine sank in the popular Egyptian destination of the Red Sea of Hurghada, two municipal officials said.
AP reported that the officials were talking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to inform the media.
The emergency crews were able to save 29 people, according to a declaration issued by the Red Sea Governorate. The submarine was sailing from one of the beaches in the area of the tourist promenade and had transported 45 tourists of various nationalities.
It was not immediately clear what the pension the submarine caused.
Many tourist companies stopped or limited themselves to traveling on the Red Sea due to the dangers of conflicts in the region.
We will bring you more updates when we get them.
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All tourists aboard the submarine were Russian, says the Russian embassy
The Russian Embassy in Egypt He said all tourists aboard the submarine were Russian.
He said 45 passengers were aboard the ship, including children, in a Facebook post.
The post said four people died, reports the BBC News.
Six people died and nine others were injured after a tourist submarine sank in the Egyptian destination of the Red Sea of Hurghada, it was reported.
The emergency crews were able to save 29 people, according to a declaration issued by the Red Sea Governorate.
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The emergency crews were able to save 29 people, according to a declaration issued by the Red Sea Governorate.
The submarine, which was sailing from one of the beaches in the area of the tourist promenade, had transported 45 tourists of various nationalities, according to the AP.
In November, a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea after warnings of rough water, Egyptian officials said. At least four people are drowned, while 33 have been saved.
All the deceased were foreigners, says the state newspaper
The website of the Akhbar al-Youm state newspaper said that the deceased was all a foreigner, adding that another 19 were injured.
Investigations are underway to determine what caused the accident, according to the newspaper, according to which the injured were transported to the nearby hospitals together with the bodies of the deceased.
Hurghada, a lively tourist city of 460 kilometers (285 miles) in the south -est of the Egyptian capital Cairo, is an important destination for visitors Egypt.
You are reported dead after the synthetic of the tourist submarine near Hurghada
Six people died and nine others were injured after a tourist submarine sank in the popular Egyptian destination of the Red Sea of Hurghada, two municipal officials said.
AP reported that the officials were talking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to inform the media.
The emergency crews were able to save 29 people, according to a declaration issued by the Red Sea Governorate. The submarine was sailing from one of the beaches in the area of the tourist promenade and had transported 45 tourists of various nationalities.
It was not immediately clear what the pension the submarine caused.
Many tourist companies stopped or limited themselves to traveling on the Red Sea due to the dangers of conflicts in the region.
We will bring you more updates when we get them.
