(MENAFN) Swiss authorities said around 200 people were evacuated from a cruise ship after it crashed with a cargo ship full with cars on the Waal River near the Dutch city of Nijmegen.
A local safety office said the passengers on board the Swiss cruise ship MS Edelweiss were "shaken, but unharmed."
Meanwhile, local media reported that there had been 160 passengers and 80 crew members on the ship when it crashed with the cargo ship, which had two people on board while en route to Rotterdam.
The collision pushed the cruise ship into a pillar of a railway bridge over the river, causing significant damage to the cruiser and resulting in a fire, which was quickly put out.
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