A boat carrying over 170 people sank in Russia's Volga river on Sunday, a spokeswoman for Emergency Ministry said, according to Reuters. Two bodies had been recovered and 96 people were unaccounted for after the Bulgaria sank at 1358 local time (0858 GMT) in the Tatarstan region, she said. "We don't know yet why it sank. There were 140 passengers and 33 staff. Two were found dead, a passing boat saved some people. Ninety six are unaccounted for," she said.
