Seventy people dead after overcrowded ferry capsizes in Iraqi city of Mosul

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A ferry overloaded with people has capsized on the Tigris river near the Iraqi city of Mosul, killing 60 people

Most of the casualties on the ferry were women and children who could not swim, according to Saif al-Badr, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, who said they accounted for at least 45 of the dead.The small boat, which was carrying people to a popular picnic area, was believed to be carrying around 150 people when it overturned.

 

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