Students die as boat sinks on Nile River

At least 22 people have been killed after a boat sank while crossing the Nile River in Sudan yesterday.

Reports said at least 21 students and a woman died after the boat sank in the northern River Nile state as a result of a technical failure.

There were around 40 pupils on the boat, which was taking them to school. The woman who drowned was an employee at a local hospital, according to reports.

The Suna agency said the boat sank after one of its engines broke down at the middle of the river. The victims’ bodies have not yet been recovered.