Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
CAIRO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement.
Egypt's state-run Ahram Online news website reported that the ferry was carrying at least 10 workers before it capsized near the Niklah village of Giza governorate.
According to the Health Ministry statement, three of the four hospitalized workers, who suffered from asphyxia, have been discharged while one was still receiving treatment.
The ministry said it had sent 10 ambulances to the scene of the accident until the search for missing persons were over. ■
Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
A man waits as rescuers conduct search work for missing persons after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
Rescuers conduct search work after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River near the Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
People transfer the body of a victim into an ambulance after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River in Niklah village of Giza Governorate, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2024. Three people were killed and four others hospitalized after a ferryboat capsized in the Nile River on Sunday morning near the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)
