哥倫比亞沉船事故至少六人死亡

Colombian officials say at least six people are dead and 31 missing after a four-story ferryboat with about 170 passengers capsized on the Penol-Guatape reservoir, a popular tourist destination near city of Medellin, Sunday.

Speaking to reporters at the reservoir, the head of disaster relief for Antioquia province, Margarita Moncada, said that 99 people were rescued and 40 others managed to swim to safety by themselves.

Recreational boats and jet skis rushed to the scene, pulling people from the boat as it was sinking.

Rescue teams, including air force pilots and firefighters were searching for survivors at the reservoir, where the Almirante ferry sank.

Visiting the scene of the accident, President Juan Manuel Santos said the boat did not appear to be overloaded.

The cause of the accident is unclear. Some survivors said they heard a loud noise just before the boat began to sink.

Monday is a holiday in Colombia so the reservoir and nearby town were more crowded that usual.哥倫比亞官員表示，一艘載有約170名乘客的四層渡船星期天在麥德林附近一個知名旅遊景點的水庫發生翻船事故，造成至少六人死亡，31人失蹤。

安蒂奧基亞省救災部門負責人在事發地點對記者表示，有99人被救起，還有40人自行遊泳逃生。

事發後，周邊遊船和摩托艇趕赴出事位置將落水人員救起。

由空軍飛行員和消防隊員組成的救援隊伍在渡船沉沒所在水庫尋找倖存者。

哥倫比亞總統桑托斯前往事故地點視察時說，事故船隻似乎沒有超載。

翻船原因目前不詳。一些倖存者表示，船沉之前他們聽到一聲巨響。

星期一是哥倫比亞的假日，因此水庫和附近城鎮的人比平常要多。