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| 10:06, September 06, 2009 |
At least 15 people drown after ship capsizes in Macedonian lake
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Rescuers search for victims in the Ohrid Lake, a resort about 190 km south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, on Sept. 5, 2009. At least 15 people drowned as a ship carrying more than 60 tourists capsized in the lake on Saturday. (Xinhua/Macedonian Information Agency)
At least 15 people drowned on Saturday when a boat carrying more than 60 tourists sank in a Macedonian lake, according to media reports.
The Iliden, which was carrying many Bulgarian tourists, capsized about 11 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia's best known tourist resort, about 190 km south of the capital Skopje.
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski went to the site overseeing the rescue efforts. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was also flying to Ohrid.
Rescuers search for victims in the Ohrid Lake, a resort about 190 km south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, on Sept. 5, 2009.(Xinhua/Macedonian Information Agency)
Macedonian Defense Minister Zoran Konjanovski said the ship was overloaded with people when it sank.
But the exact cause for the accident was still unknown. The death toll could rise as rescuers continued a search for survivors.
Police said the ship sank about 200 meters off shore. People at a nearby camp managed to rescue some of the passengers.
Macedonia has decided to declare Sunday a mourning day for the victims, Macedonia's official MIA news agency said.
Rescuers search for victims in the Ohrid Lake, a resort about 190 km south of the Macedonian capital of Skopje, on Sept. 5, 2009. (Xinhua/Macedonian Information Agency)
Source: Xinhua
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