At least 23 dead, most of them farmers, when a boat capsizes in central Sudan

MADRID, 2 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –

At least 23 people, most of them women who work in agriculture, have died when their boat capsized on the Nile in central Sudan, the Sudanese Red Crescent has confirmed.

The ship capsized off the coast of the town of Tarirah al Marfaa, in Sennar state, according to the humanitarian organization.

The Sudanese Red Crescent has so far managed to recover eleven of the 23 bodies, in cooperation with the civil defense and the local community.

The Sudan Civil Defense continued to make repeated calls to citizens not to approach or swim in the Nile given the latest incidents that occurred as a result of the recent rise in waters in recent days.