The Year in Pictures – June: Tourist ship sinks in River Danube in Budapest

Members of a South Korean rescue team work during the recovery operations at Margaret Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, 03 June 2019.

A sightse​eing boat carrying 33 South Korean tourists has been hit by a larger river cruise ship and sank in the River Danube at a pier of Margaret Bridge on 29​ May. At least 24 people, including the two crew members, died in the accident, seven other tourists were injured.

 

 

Photo: EPA-EFE/TAMAS KOVACS

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