Ferry Sinks in the Nile Near Cairo Claims Lives of Day Laborers

A ferry carrying day laborers sank in the Nile near Cairo, killing at least 10 of the 15 people on board. The five who survived were transported to a hospital and later discharged. The cause of the sinking was not immediately clear.

The Ministry of Manpower allocated compensation of 200,000 Egyptian pounds (around $6,466) to each family of the deceased and 20,000 ($646) to each of the five injured. The laborers were on their way to work at a local construction firm. The incident took rescue teams hours to recover the bodies.

The incident occurred in the town of Monshat el-Kanater in Giza, one of three provinces forming Greater Cairo. Ferry, railway, and road accidents are common in Egypt due to poor maintenance and lack of regulations. In 2022, two people died and eight went missing after a small truck slid off a ferry and plunged into the Nile.