Aug. 15 (UPI) -- At least 24 children and one woman in Sudan drowned Wednesday when a boat taking them to a school sank near the Nile River as the engine broke down amid heavy rains and wind.
The boat taking students to Kenba High School sank as it crossed a flooded area near the Nile River, around 470 miles north of Sudan's capital Khartoum, causing panic among the children ranging in age from 7 to 16, the BBC reported. Officials found two bodies Wednesday.