45 dead after ferry sinks in Tigris near Iraq's Mosul
Baghdad — A ferry overloaded with people celebrating the Kurdish new year sank in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 45 people, an official said.
Khalil said many of the dead were women and children, adding that search operations are still underway. He said the ferry sank because of a technical problem, and that there weren't many boats in the area to rescue people. Another Civil Defense official said 12 people were rescued. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
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