Bus crash in Morocco leaves 24 people from the same village dead
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A minibus overturned on a bend in the Moroccan mountains, leaving 24 people dead who were traveling to a weekly market.
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Rescue workers carry the body of 5-year-old Rayan and place it in an ambulance after it was retrieved from a hole in which he was stuck for several days, in the village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP)
Moroccan authorities say one of the most tragic road accidents has killed 24 people aboard a minibus that plunged into a ravine, on Sunday.
In Demnate, in the province of Azilal, passengers, all of whom were from the town of Ait Tamlil in the High Atlas Mountains south of Demnate, traveling on a mountainous route to a weekly market, lost their lives after the minibus overturned on a bend. The director of the Demnate Hospital, Youssef Makhloufi, announced, "all the passengers are dead."
According to local authorities, an investigation has been launched, while Omar Majjane, an NGO employee, stated that the minibus "didn't have a license, and it's a problem that affects the residents of mountain regions, particularly in Azilal province."
"The operation to bury the victims has begun," said Majjane.
Tugboat crash in Suez Canal leaves one missing
Earlier on Saturday, another tragic accident took place, but this time in Egypt's Suez Canal. A tugboat sank in the Suez Canal after colliding on Saturday with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker, according to the authorities responsible for the crucial waterway. A search team was able to locate the wreckage shortly after.
Out of the seven crew members on the tugboat, six were rescued, but one crew member remains missing, and efforts to find the missing member are ongoing.
The collision did not significantly disrupt southbound vessels, although northbound traffic experienced a brief interruption.
The tanker involved in the incident was the Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker Chinagas Legend, which was en route from Singapore to the United States, carrying 52,000 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas.
Such incidents causing temporary disruptions in the Suez Canal are not uncommon, given its importance in facilitating around 10% of global maritime trade.
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