Bus Crash Kills 25, Mostly Children, on Cape Verde's Fogo Island
Authorities said 32 people were on board, and rescue crews are still searching the rocky ravine for survivors and victims.
- On Sunday, officials confirmed at least 25 people died after a bus plunged down a 100ft ravine on Fogo Island, Cape Verde, in an accident that occurred Saturday evening.
- The bus carried secondary school students from Curral Grande and Ponta Verde on an outing for a religious festival honoring 'Our Lady of Light,' which has now been cancelled to mourn the victims.
- Rescuers pulled victims from the difficult-to-access wreckage, and 19 injured passengers were taken to Assis Regional Hospital, where four passengers remain in 'serious condition.'
- The Sao Filipe Municipal Council declared two days of official mourning and stated the community is in 'immense pain,' while police have launched an investigation into the disaster.
- Cape Verde President Jose Maria Pereira Neves called the accident 'a great catastrophe' in a statement on Facebook, noting the community has come together in 'mourning, solidarity and prayer.
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After a serious bus accident on the Cape Verde island of Fogo with 25 dead, the island state has two days of state mourning. Many victims were children and young people.
On the island of Fogu in Cape Verde, a school bus fell from a 30-metre cliff, killing 25 people, reporting to local authorities: a bus carrying schoolchildren on a tour when it left the road and fell from a height of 30 metres transmits the RIA News with a reference to RTP. "At least 25 people died in a bus accident on Saturday on Fogu Island", a report from a television and radio company. According to the City of San Philippe, children and adol…
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At least 25 people, mostly 'young and teenagers,' dead in Cape Verde bus crash
President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves, called the accident "a great catastrophe."
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