7 S. Koreans rescued, 26 dead or missing in Hungary cruise sinking: Travel agency
- 5 years ago
한국인 탑승 헝가리 여객선 사고...7명 구조, 26명 사망•실종
Our top story at this hour, still developing.
A boat carrying a group of Korean tourists sank in the Danube river in Budapest on Wednesday night, local time.
That's around 12 hours ago now.
Reports say there are at least seven deaths, and many others missing.
Our Yoon Jung-min who is at the travel agency in Seoul that organized the trip on the Danube.
Jung-min, what's the latest?
Right Devin. I'm out here at the travel agency Very Good Tour in Seoul, which was running the trip. So far, seven people have been rescued and seven Koreans are dead,... while a search and rescue operation is underway for 19 Koreans who are still missing.
On Wednesday night at around 9 p.m., local time, a tourist boat carrying 33 South Koreans and one local crew member capsized after a collision with another cruise boat on the Danube river in Budapest.
So far, six females and one male passenger have been confirmed rescued and are being treated at local hospitals. The travel agency refused to disclose information of the dead and the missing.
The agency says the rescue operation is underway, but as the accident happened at night and there's been heavy rain in Budapest, this has hindered rescue efforts.
They won't release the identities of the passengers, but what do we know about them and the nature of their trip?
It seems so. The travel agency said most of them were on a package tour, some of them traveling with other members of their family.
Most travelers are said to be in their 40s and 50s. The agency said they were on a six-country tour of Eastern Europe that included visits to Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as a nighttime cruise on the Danube.
The agency said five relatives of the passengers departed Incheon for Budapest at 1 A.M. on Thursday,... and 11 other relatives or friends of the passengers are also going to head for Hungary as soon as they are ready.
They added they have contacted all of the families of the passengers.
14 travel agency staffers have also been dispatched to the site. The agency apologized for the accident and said they are currently making every effort to save the victims.
That's all I have for now, but I'll bring more updates. Devin.
Our top story at this hour, still developing.
A boat carrying a group of Korean tourists sank in the Danube river in Budapest on Wednesday night, local time.
That's around 12 hours ago now.
Reports say there are at least seven deaths, and many others missing.
Our Yoon Jung-min who is at the travel agency in Seoul that organized the trip on the Danube.
Jung-min, what's the latest?
Right Devin. I'm out here at the travel agency Very Good Tour in Seoul, which was running the trip. So far, seven people have been rescued and seven Koreans are dead,... while a search and rescue operation is underway for 19 Koreans who are still missing.
On Wednesday night at around 9 p.m., local time, a tourist boat carrying 33 South Koreans and one local crew member capsized after a collision with another cruise boat on the Danube river in Budapest.
So far, six females and one male passenger have been confirmed rescued and are being treated at local hospitals. The travel agency refused to disclose information of the dead and the missing.
The agency says the rescue operation is underway, but as the accident happened at night and there's been heavy rain in Budapest, this has hindered rescue efforts.
They won't release the identities of the passengers, but what do we know about them and the nature of their trip?
It seems so. The travel agency said most of them were on a package tour, some of them traveling with other members of their family.
Most travelers are said to be in their 40s and 50s. The agency said they were on a six-country tour of Eastern Europe that included visits to Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Hungary, as well as a nighttime cruise on the Danube.
The agency said five relatives of the passengers departed Incheon for Budapest at 1 A.M. on Thursday,... and 11 other relatives or friends of the passengers are also going to head for Hungary as soon as they are ready.
They added they have contacted all of the families of the passengers.
14 travel agency staffers have also been dispatched to the site. The agency apologized for the accident and said they are currently making every effort to save the victims.
That's all I have for now, but I'll bring more updates. Devin.