After hell, relief: the Belgian couple who survived a shipwreck in Egypt returned home

After hell, relief: the Belgian couple who survived a shipwreck in Egypt returned home
After hell, relief: the Belgian couple who survived a shipwreck in Egypt returned home

The Belgian couple who survived a shipwreck in Egypt have returned to Belgium.

We returned safely to Belgium“. Lucianna and Christophe, the couple who survived the shipwreck in Egypt have returned to Belgium, they indicated on their Facebook page. “We found our parents and our brothers“, he adds.

The shipwreck

It’s a nice conclusion after the hell that this couple from Namur went through on vacation in Egypt. On November 25, a tourist boat carrying 31 tourists of different nationalities and 13 crew members was hit by a large wave early Monday, causing it to capsize near Marsa Alam in southeastern Africa. Egypt. As of last week, the death toll stood at four, with seven people still missing.

We can’t take it anymore

After being rescued, the couple was placed in a clinic in Marsa Alam. Living conditions there were deplorable. “They didn’t disinfect us, they took blood tests, the sheets are dirty, everything is disgusting, the bathroom too, everything is broken“, Christophe declared in a video published on his social networks. “It’s a prison here. We can’t get out, we can’t do anything, we’re stuck. Something must be done. (…) We can’t take it anymore, after everything we’ve been through, we still have to put up with all this, we can’t take it anymore“, he concluded, crying.

Finally, Lucianna and Christophe were able to be repatriated thanks to Europ Assistance.


Belgian survivors of shipwreck in Egypt Namur


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