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Seven dead as Hungary tour boat capsizes

Seven South Korean tourists have died and another 21 people are missing after a boat sank on the Danube river in Hungary's capital Budapest.

Twenty-one people are still missing after a boat carrying South Korean tourists capsized and sank when it collided with a larger cruise boat on the Danube river in Hungary's capital Budapest. Seven tourists are confirmed to have drowned in the accident. Another seven were rescued.

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(Photo: Police and rescue boats are seen on Budapest's Danube river near the zone where the 'Mermaid' sightseeing boat sank after colliding with a larger vessel. Credit: Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty )

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Thu 30 May 201913:06GMT

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  • Thu 30 May 201913:06GMT

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