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What happened to the Hungarian cruise ship collision? The tour group has 7 dead and 21 missing so fa

What happened to the Hungarian cruise ship collision? The tour group has 7 dead and 21 missing. Around 10 p.m. local time on the 29th, two cruise ships collided on the Danube River in Budapest, the capital of Hungary, killing at least 7 people and more than 10 others missing. At present, rescue work has been carried out. After verification with the Hungarian police, the Chinese Embassy in Hungary confirmed that there were no Chinese citizens on the cruise ship.

At about 10:00 that night, two cruise ships collided on the Danube River in Budapest, and one of them sank. According to Hungarian police, 33 South Korean citizens and two Hungarian sailors were on board the sunken cruise ship. The South Korean Foreign Ministry confirmed that the cruise ship carrying 33 South Korean tourists, of whom 7 were confirmed dead. According to Yonhap, the South Korean foreign ministry will send an emergency team to Budapest to fully carry out rescue and other aftermath work.

According to the Hungarian news agency, the wreckage has been found, about 3 meters away from the Margaret bridge on the Danube River. However, due to the rising water level of the Danube River caused by the continuous rainfall in Budapest, the water flow speed is fast, which increases the difficulty of rescue.

The wrecked cruise ship is called 'Mermaid', and its company 'panoramic deck' describes it as' one of the smallest ships in the fleet 'on its website. It has two decks and can accommodate 60 people. The cruise route is a regular cruise route for Budapest. The accident happened close to the Hungarian Parliament building.