Collision between two cruise boats within the Nile, an Italian girl dies | EUROtoday

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“An Italian citizen died in the collision between two cruise boats which occurred on Sunday evening on the Nile in the Luxor area. The officials of the Italian consulate are in contact with the spouse of the Italian citizen and with the tour operators who followed the other Italians present on the boat involved”. This was introduced by the Farnesina.

Several cabins destroyed

From preliminary data, the collision between the 2 boats occurred 30 kilometers from Luxor round 7pm native time in Egypt. On the Royal Beau Rivage ship, there have been dozens of Italians on board. The deceased girl was accompanied by her husband. The Italian authorities are involved with their tour operator, whereas the honorary consul in Luxor has been activated. According to an preliminary reconstruction, the collision would have destroyed at the least 4 cabins of the Royal Beau Rivage ship.

The deceased girl is a 47-year-old from Abruzzo

The girl who died in Luxor within the collision between two cruise ships on the Nile was known as Denise Ruggeri, she was 47 years outdated and initially from L’Aquila. We study this from Egyptian sources. The girl was touring together with her husband and was injured when she fell within the cabin throughout the collision.

Farnesina: «Minister Tajani follows evolution»

“The Farnesina and the Italian embassy in Egypt are following the situation in Luxor, where some compatriots on board a boat were involved in a collision while they were on a cruise on the Nile. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is informed and is following the developments”. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X.