At least 15 dead after boat capsizes on Nile: interior ministry

July 23, 2015 6:29 AM

The collision occurred on the Nile near Giza, across the river from Cairo, the ministry statement said.

People gather along the banks of the Nile River during a search for the victims of a boat accident on the River Nile in the Warraq area of Giza, Egypt, early July 23, 2015 REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

At least 15 people drowned when a small boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile River near Cairo on Wednesday night, Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement.

In addition to the 15 dead and six rescued, about seven people who were believed to have been on the boat were still unaccounted for, security sources said.