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4 dead, 10 missing as minibus plunges into canal in Egypt's Asyut

Dec 09, 2024

Cairo [Egypt], December 9: Rescue teams in Egypt's Asyut province recovered the bodies of four people on Sunday after a minibus carrying 14 passengers plunged into a canal in the Dayrout district.
Search efforts are ongoing for the remaining missing passengers, while divers and water police are currently involved in the operation, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
Egypt has a high rate of traffic accidents. According to the official statistics agency CAPMAS, road accidents in the country claimed 5,861 lives in 2023.
Source: Xinhua

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