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Four bodies recovered from capsized tourist boat in Red Sea: Egypt official

This handout picture released by the Egyptian State Information Service shows Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi speaking to survivors rescued from a capsized vessel in the Red Sea harbour town of Marsa Alam on November 25 [Egyptian SIS/Handout via AFP]

Four bodies have been recovered as rescue teams continue to search for survivors after a tourist boat capsized in the Red Sea off Egypt’s eastern coast.

Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said on Tuesday that rescue teams have found five people alive, including one Egyptian two Belgian nationals, one Swiss national, and one Finn, bringing the total number of survivors to 33.

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