Breaking news this morning. A boat carrying a group of Korean tourists sank in the Danube river in Budapest on Wednesday, local time. There are at least seven deaths, and many others missing.<br />For more on this, we have our Yoon Jung-min on the line for us.<br />Jung-min, what's the latest.<br /><br />Right Mark. According to Seoul's Foreign Ministry, seven passengers have been rescued and seven people are dead,... while a search and rescue operation is underway for 19 others who are missing so far.<br />On Wednesday night at around 9 p.m., local time, a tourist boat carrying 33 South Koreans and two crew members capsized after a collision with another cruise boat on the Danube river in Budapest.<br />Reuters says the Danube is flooding with strong currents, and heavy rain there makes rescue efforts difficult.<br />The Korean Embassy in Hungary has sent an emergency rescue team to the site,... and is currently working with Hungarian authorities, but the weather is hampering operations.<br /><br />That's very worrying. Now, what is the response from the Korean government?<br /><br />The South Korean President ordered an emergency rescue operation a few hours ago. The Blue House has ordered the foreign ministry and others to cooperate with the Hungarian government,... and to spare no effort to save the victims.<br />It said it's going to contact the families of the victims to keep them updated,... and it will dispatch an emergency rescue team to the site.<br />Seoul's foreign ministry said it is currently working with the Hungarian foreign ministry and the Korean embassy in Budapest for a prompt response.<br /><br />That's all I have for now, but I'll keep you updated. Mark.<br /><br />Please do keep us updated on the latest developments.<br />
