The 1956 Egypt ferry accident occurred in the morning on 13 February 1956 near Dekernes at a small tributary of the Nile, in Egypt. A passenger ferry capsized, killing 22 schoolchildren between 12 years old and 18 years old.[3][1]
The accident has been listed by Dutch newspaper Het Huisgezin as one of the main international disasters of 1956.[4]
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^ ab"Ruim 20 kinderen in rivier verdronken". Friese Koerier : Onafhankelijk Dagblad voor Friesland en Aangrenzende Gebieden (in Dutch). Friese koerier. 15 February 1956 – via Delpher.
^"Rampen troffen de wereld" [Disasters struck the world]. Het Huisgezin (in Dutch). 29 December 1956 – via Delpher.
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