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Records from north Ethiopia claim at the very least 12 individuals have actually sunk after their watercraft sank in the Amhara area.
The wood vessel was taking guests to a funeral service throughout the Tekeze river, which leaves Ethiopia’s boundary with Eritrea.
The watercraft was struck by a flash flooding and tipped over on Saturday.
Twenty-six individuals were believed to have actually gotten on board when the mishap occurred.
The survivors were required to medical facility for therapy, reports the Amhara Media Corporation (AMC), consisting of a “badly injured” youngster.
It was not yet clear on Sunday if all the bodies of those that passed away had actually been recuperated from the water.
Work with an out-of-use bridge which covers the Tekeze river resulted from be completed last month, however had actually been postponed, a regional authorities informed AMC.
Media accessibility to north Ethiopia is greatly limited by the authorities.
The area has actually seen current clashes in between the army and an ethnic Amhara militia called the Fano.
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