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BREAKING: 7 dead and 9 missing as tourist boat sinks in Budapest




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Horrific news is emerging from the beautiful city of Budapest, Hungary.

A major search and rescue operation is underway after at least 7 people have drowned and a further 16 are missing after a tourist boat sank on the river Danube.

The late evening boat trip saw the packed tourist boat do a loop of the Danube between the magnificent sights of Buda and Pest.

The well-known Danube trip is usually part of a bus trip that tourists take to get around the famous city.

Tragically the double decker boat was moored when another boat smashed into it in the pitch dark.

Emergency services air-lifted 14 people to hospital where at least 7 have died and a further 9 are missing in the water.

This story is developing.

 

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