Police search for survivors after the Hungarian 'Hableany' (Mermaid) riverboat capsized after a collision on the Danube River in BudapestBUDAPEST - Seven South Koreans have died and 19 others are missing after a river cruise boat capsized and sank on the Danube in Budapest, Hungarian and South Korean officals said Thursday. A total of 33 South Koreans were onboard, South Korea's foreign ministry said, confirming the seven dead were Korean. The accident happened on a popular part of the Danube river for pleasure trips, from where passengers can view the city and its parliament building illuminated at night. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in had instructed officials to "deploy all available resources" for the rescue, the presidential office said. South Korean embassy staff have also been assisting the emergency services.

Source: Bangkok Post May 30, 2019 01:41 UTC