Scores dead as ferry sinks in Tigris River near Iraq’s Mosul

Last Update: 2019-03-21 00:00:00 - Source: Iraq Oil Report

Al Jazeera reports:

Scores of people have died after a ferry carrying families celebrating the Nowruz holiday capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul, according to officials.

Major General Saad Maan, a spokesman for the interior ministry, said at least 71 people were killed in Thursday's accident. A separate source told Reuters news agency that 72 were confirmed dead.

Another 55 people, including 19 children, were rescued.

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