Many Reportedly Dead As Boat Capsizes in Budapest
At least 18 of the 34 have been accounted for while rescue efforts remain underway..
According to reports from Hungarian news outlet MTI, at least three individuals are dead and 16 missing after a tourist boat carrying 34 people capsized in the Danube River in Budapest. Sputnik reports.
The vessel, carrying dozens of tourists capsized near the Hungarian parliament building around 10 p.m. local time.
Hungary’s MTI reports the boat, identified by AP as a two-deck sightseeing ship dubbed the “Hableany,” was struck by another vessel, causing it to sink.
State media reports, citing local authorities, say at least 18 of the 34 have been accounted for while rescue efforts remain underway. Emergency responders are said to have revived one individual who was unconscious.
Police have halted all shipping around central Danube for now as a fire boat patrols and docked boats’ spotlights scan the area.
Early social media footage from The Guardian’s Shaun Walker and other users shows the police response in the area.
